Patent ID: 6843659
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for electrically connecting an electrical package with a circuit substrate, the electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways therein, each of the passageways comprising a first passage and a second passage, the first passage being narrower than the second passage and comprising a pair of stepped sidewalls; and a plurality of terminals received in the passageways, each of the terminals comprising a plurality of interference portions; wherein at least one of the interference portions interferentially engages with the stepped sidewalls of the first passage, facilitating the terminals being securely and stably received in the passageways; wherein the housing defines opposite sidewalls in the firs passageway, the opposite sidewalls comprising opposite first sidewalls and opposite second sidewalls, and said stepped sidewalls are situated between the opposite first sidewalls and the opposite second sidewalls respectively; wherein the stepped sidewalls of the housing face upwardly; wherein each of the stepped sidewalls of the housing has a slant surface with respect to a thickness direction of the housing.