Patent ID: 7320614

Claim:
A female connector comprising: a first connector body made of resin to which a first set of contact pins is attached; and a first metallic tubular shell that ensheathes the outer surfaces of the first connector body; wherein first to fourth overhangs are formed at the front of the first metallic tubular shell in such manner as to project a certain distance from the forward surface of the first connector body, whereby the first and second overhangs of four overhangs reside opposite each other and bent mid-way in the direction such that their forward edges approach each other but a certain gap is provided between them, thus forming first and second guide latching portions, and the third and fourth overhangs being positioned opposite each other with either one having an insertion opening formed in it into which a male connector is inserted and guided by the first and second guide latching parts as it passes through the aforementioned gap in order to effect connection.