Electrical connector

Claim 1

An electrical connector comprising: a contact support with at least one receiving slot having a front opening; at least one contact element provided in said receiving slot and having a wiring section at one end and a free end at the other end in said receiving slot and a contact section adjacent to said free end and projecting from said opening so that when said electrical connector is plugged into a mating connector, it is brought into contact with a contact section of said mating connector and pushed rearwardly by said mating connector, characterized in that said contact element further comprises a fixing section, a spring section, and a guided section in an order from said wiring section to said free end; said fixing section is held in said receiving slot to hold said contact element in place in said receiving slot; said contact section is made convex so as to project from said front opening; said spring section is bent to provide a flexible portion between said fixing and contact sections; said guided section extends obliquely with respect to a plugging direction of said electrical connector; a guiding section provided on said front opening for sliding contact with said guided section; and that said contact section is spaced from said fixing section in a direction perpendicular to said plugging direction.