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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
May. 23, 1997
Kez Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A plug connector 1 and a receptacle connector 5 are provided with two poles of power plug contacts 30, 30 and power receptacle contacts 70, 70, respectively, at end portions of their housings 10 and 50 on the right and left sides of signal contacts 20, 60, and 60'. The right and left end portions of the housings 10 and 50 are provided with connector securing metal parts 40 and 80 made of a conductive material, which cover the power contacts 30 and 70, respectively, whereby the connectors can be attached to circuit boards. When both connectors 1 and 5 mate together, the connector securing metal parts 40 and 80, the power contacts 30 and 70, the contacts 60, 60', and 20 are successively connected to each other.