Patent ID: 7674115
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector to be connected to a mating connector, comprising: a housing to be disposed on a circuit board; a receiving recess portion formed in the housing for receiving the mating connector; and a terminal arranged in the housing, said terminal including an attachment portion fitted to the housing and an elastic portion extending from the attachment portion along the receiving recess portion, said elastic portion including a suspended arm portion, a bottom arm portion, and a rising arm portion, said rising arm portion including a contact portion at an upper portion thereof and an abutting portion at a lower portion thereof, said abutting portion protruding with respect to the mating connector for an amount slightly less than that of the contact portion so that the abutting portion does not contact with a mating terminal of the mating connector when the electrical connector is connected to the mating connector.