Patent ID: 8827569

Claim:
A connector to be connected to a mating connector that is attached to a casing, comprising: a cylindrical body for receiving a mating cylindrical body of the mating connector in an axial direction thereof, said cylindrical body having an oval shape elongated in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction; and a flange extending from the cylindrical body outwardly in a radial direction of the cylindrical body, wherein said flange includes a cut-out section for accommodating a mating flange of the mating connector, said flange further includes a protruding edge protruding toward the mating flange at an edge thereof for covering a corresponding edge face of the mating flange, and said flange has a height from the casing substantially the same as that of the mating flange when the connector is attached to the mating connector so that the flange becomes substantially flush with the mating flange.