Electrical connector having u-shaped contact part with two contacting portions inclined relative to each other for drawing in a complementary connector during mating

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a first connector including:
• an insulative housing;
• and
• a plurality of contacts secured to the insulative housing, each contact having a generally U-shaped part and a soldering part, the U-shaped part having a first contacting portion, a second contacting portion, and a connecting portion between the first contacting portion and the second contacting portion, each of the first and second contacting portions having an outer contacting face, one of the first and second contacting portions extending from the connecting portion to incline toward the other contacting portion;
• and
• a second connector including:
• an insulative housing;
• and
• a plurality of contacts secured to the insulative housing, each contact having a resilient engaging part;
• wherein
• during mating the first and second connectors, the resilient engaging part of the second connector contact engages the outer contacting faces of the U-shaped part of the first connector contact to draw the first and second connectors toward each other.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing;
• and
• a plurality of contacts secured to the insulative housing, each contact having a generally upside-down U-shaped part and a soldering part extending horizontally, the U-shaped part having a first contacting portion, a second contacting portion, and a connecting portion between the first contacting portion and the second contacting portion;
• wherein
• each of the first and second contacting portions has an outer contacting face;
• wherein
• the second contact portion defines a planar outer contacting face and terminated at a free end of the second contact portion, and includes an inclined step linked to the connecting portion, said inclined step defining a inclined face continuing the planar outer contacting face with therebetween an angle around 135 degrees;
• wherein
• an angle formed between the planar outer contacting face and the soldering part is smaller than 90 degrees while not less than 87 degrees.