Patent ID: RE41224

Claim:
A connector comprising a first connector element and a second connector element that are coupled together, wherein said first and second connector elements are each formed with a metallic shell; said first connector element is formed with an engagement projection that projects toward an interior of said first connector element and extends in a direction of depth of said first connector element, a front end of said engagement projection being spaced apart from a front edge of said connector element by a predetermined distance; said engagement projection is formed by cutting a C-shape slit in a top surface of said metallic shell of said first connector element and bending a tongue formed downwardly , an engagement edge of the tongue extending by a first length in the direction of depth of said first connector element ; and said second connector element is formed with an elongated engagement slit in said metallic shell the elongated engagement slit having a second length that starts at a front edge of the metallic shell of the second connector element and extends in a direction of depth of said metallic shell of said second connector for engaging with said engagement projection formed in said metallic shell of said first connector element , wherein, the engagement projection and the elongated engagement slit are configured such that when pushing the second connector element into the first connector element, the engagement edge of the tongue of the engagement projection engages the elongated engagement slit at the front edge of the metallic shell of the second connector element to provide for straight alignment, and wherein, the first length of the engagement edge of the tongue slides along the second length of the elongated slit to guide the sliding movement as the second connector element is pushed in the direction of depth and toward a rear of the first connector element .