Patent ID: 7717755

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a mating face, a cylindrical receiving cavity running through the mating face for receiving a mating connector in a front-to-back direction and defining a central axis, at least one groove disposed at a sidewall of the receiving cavity and communicating with the receiving cavity; and at least one contact disposed in the housing, including a retaining portion retained in the at least one groove, a resilient arm from which a contacting portion extending, said resilient extending upwards and then bending downwards from the retaining portion, said contacting portion projecting into the receiving cavity and being deflectable in a plane which is perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, and a guiding portion extending from the contacting portion in a direction oblique to and away from the central axis and toward the mating face, said guiding portion extending along said front-to-back direction in a side view, said resilient arm and the guiding portion commonly defined an L-shaped configuration in said side view, a free edge of the guiding portion extending into the corresponding at least one groove.