Patent ID: 7470127

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising: a first connector having a first housing and a plurality of first terminals fitted in the first housing, said first housing comprising a longitudinal main body, said main body includes a front wall, a rear wall opposite to front wall, and an upper wall connecting with the front wall and rear wall, wherein the front wall, rear wall, and the upper wall common defining a receiving space, a plurality of first receiving slots arranged along the longitudinal direction and formed in said receiving space for the first terminals received in, and the first receiving slots extending to the rear wall and communicating with the rear wall; a second connector having a second housing and a plurality of second terminals fitted in the second housing, said second housing comprising a longitudinal base and a plurality of second receiving slots arranged along the longitudinal direction to receive the second terminals, and said base received in the receiving space of the first connector; and wherein the first housing comprises a plurality of receiving sections on the rear wall and disposed between the first receiving slots at intervals, the second housing of the second connector comprises a plurality of engaging portions arranged corresponding to the receiving sections, said engaging sections are received and retained in the receiving sections.