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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Toshihiro Terashima, Osaka, JP;
Terumi Nakashima, Osaka, JP;
Toshihiro Terashima, Osaka, JP;
Terumi Nakashima, Osaka, JP;
J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electrical connector comprises first and second connectors connectable to each other in a predetermined connecting direction. The first connector comprises a housing, a plurality of contacts supported by the housing, and a metal reinforcement member fixed to the housing. The reinforcement member is engageable with an engagement groove of the second connector. The reinforcement member includes a pair of engagement projections. The first and second connectors are permitted to be offset from each other in a direction intersecting the connecting direction and guided with respect to each other for connection thereof when the engagement projections are introduced into the engagement groove.