Low connection force electrical connector system

Claim 1

A low connection force electrical connector system, comprising: an elongated housing; a connection recess extending in a longitudinal direction of said elongated housing for receiving a mating member and having a regulation face for preventing rotation of said mating member more than a predetermined angle and a guide face for guiding insertion of said mating member into said connection recess; at least one upper and one lower channel formed in top and bottom walls of said connection recess recess; at least one upper and one lower contact element fitted in said upper and lower channel, respectively so that said mating member is inserted into said connection recess in an upwardly oblique direction with substantially no contact with said upper and lower contact elements and then turned to a lock position where said mating member is brought into contact with said upper and lower contact elements; and a mating member having an insertion slope at a lower front edge thereof which slidably contacts said guide face when said mating member is inserted into said connection recess in said upwardly oblique direction.