Patent ID: 6866522

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: first and second connectors which are connectable to each other in a predetermined connecting direction; the first connector comprising a rectangular housing, a plurality of contacts supported by the housing, and a flat metal reinforcement member fixed to the housing and extending in a first direction perpendicular to the connecting direction; two flat mental reinforcement members including a pair of engagement projections projecting in the connection direction; the second connector comprising an engagement groove engageable with the reinforcement member; wherein the first and second connectors are permitted to be offset from each other in the first direction intersecting the connecting direction and guided with respect to each other for connection thereof when the pair of engagement projections of the reinforcement member are introduced into the engagement groove; and wherein the two flat metal reinforcement members and engagement projections of the two flat metal reinforcement members are disposed in the vicinity of four corners of the housing of the first connector respectively.