Patent ID: 7632134

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a terminal block defining a plurality of receiving passageways extending therethrough; a plurality of terminals respectively received in the terminal block and each defining a media portion positioned in the corresponding receiving passageways and a contacting portion extending forwardly from the media portion and beyond the corresponding receiving passageways; and a protective member assembled to the front side of the terminal block; and wherein the protective member defines a plurality of channels corresponding to the receiving passageways, said contacting portions of the terminals are entirely received in the channels of the protective member, respectively; wherein each size of the channel is respective larger than that of the contacting portion of the corresponding terminal and smaller than that of the media portion, therefore, the channels can allow the contacting portion to enter therein and stop the media portion from entering into the channels; a front cover made of metal or magnetic material and capable of being attracted by a complementary connector, and wherein the front cover is assembled with the terminal block and the protective member.