Patent ID: 7273382

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising: an electrical connector having an insulating housing provided with first and second contacts, a positioning guide protruding from a mating surface of the housing, and at least one barrier wall formed between the first and second contacts that separates the first contacts from the second contacts; a mating connector having an insulating mating housing, provided with first and second mating contacts, a positioning recessed member that receives the positioning guide, and at least one barrier wall recessed member formed between the first and second mating contacts that separates the first mating contacts from the second mating contacts, the barrier wall recessed member receives the barrier wall when the electrical connector is mated with the mating connector; and a shutter member provided on the mating connector, the shutter member being moveable between an upper position and a lower position, the shutter member covering the first and second mating contacts in the upper position.