Patent ID: 8342874

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first connector defining a mating surface and comprising two rows of first terminals along a lateral direction and each row arranged along a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the lateral direction, the first terminals comprising elastic contacting portions projecting beyond the mating surface; a second connector defining a receiving space intending to receive said first connector and comprising two rows of second terminals intending to contact with corresponding first terminals respectively, the second terminals comprising plate contacting portions exposing to a bottom surface of the receiving space thereof; locking members formed in a same shape and each comprising a retention portion and a latch portion; wherein the first and the second connectors define at least one receiving slot between two rows of passageways and extending in the longitudinal direction respectively, the locking members are retained in the receiving slots respectively, the locking member located in the first connector is hid in the at least one slot and the locking member located in the second connector projecting perpendicularly beyond the bottom surface of the receiving space.