Patent ID: 7112087

Claim:
An electric connector configured to be connected to a mating connector in a fitting direction and comprising contacts and an insulator fixedly retaining said contacts, said mating connector comprising a U-shaped contact comprising a first contact portion and a second contact portion, which are disposed separately from each other in the fitting direction, wherein said insulator comprises a substantially plate-like fitting portion, each of said contacts of the electrical connector comprises a first contact portion and a second contact portion being continuous with said first contact portion of the electrical connector and formed at a tip side of said contact the electrical connector in said fitting direction, wherein said first and second contact portions of the electrical connector are disposed to connect to said first and second contact portions of the mating connector, respectively, said fitting portion is disposed between said first and second contact portions of the mating connector when said electrical connector is connected to said mating connector, and said first contact portion is disposed such that one side of said fitting portion is exposed, and said second contact portion is disposed such that at least part of said second contact portion is exposed at a surface of said fitting portion on the other side of said fitting portion.