Electrical connector

摘要

An electrical connector (10) includes a dielectric housing (12) having a forwardly projecting mating portion (28). A plurality of terminals (32) are mounted on the housing with contact portions (36) in a side-by-side array and exposed on the forwardly projecting mating portion for engagement by the contacts (44,46) of the appropriate complementary mating connector. The forwardly projecting mating portion (28) includes a section (50) thereof extending rearwardly over the forward end of at least one but not all of the contact portions (36) of the terminals (32) such that the at least one contact portion is engageable by a respective one (44) of the contacts of the mating connector after engagement of the other contact portions by their respective contacts (46).