Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises a contact support (3) having at least one receiving slot (5) and a front opening (5A), and at least one contact element (2) provided in the receving slot. The contact element comprises a fixing section (2B), a spring section (2C), and a contact section (2D). The fixing section is held in the receving slot to hold the contact element. The contact section is made convex so as to project from the front opening of the contact support. The spring section extends forwardly from the fixing section and is bent in a U-shaped form to provide a flexible portion between the fixing and contact sections. The contact section is spaced from the fixing section in a direction perpendicular to a plugging direction.

Abstract: A contact element 2 comprises a wiring section 2A, a fixing section 2B, a spring section 2C, a contact section 2D, and a guided section 2E. The contact element is held by the fixing section 2B in a receiving slot 5 of a contact support 3. The contact section 2D is bent so as to project from a window 5A of the contact support 3. The spring section is bent to provide a flexible portion between the fixing and contact sections. The guided section 2E extends obliquely with respect to the plugging direction of the connector for sliding contact with a guiding section 5A1 of the window 5A. The contact and fixing sections 2D and 2B are spaced in the direction perpendicular to the plugging direction.