Patent ID: 6955572

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an IC contact comprising a vertical basic part for being secured on a housing of an electrical connector; a lower portion extending downwardly from a lower end of the vertical basic part and being adapted for electrically engaging with an electrical component, a vertical section extending from the vertical basic part; an arm extending upwardly from said vertical section; and a contacting portion being connected to the arm and adapted for electrically engaging a conductive member of an IC package; wherein when said vertical section and the vertical basic part are projected on a horizontal surface, a projection of said vertical section is orientated at an acute angle relative to a projection of the vertical basic part, thereby facilitating elongating the arm; wherein the arm comprises a rearwardly extending portion and a forwardly extending portion; wherein the rearwardly extending portion extends upwardly and rearwardly from a top end of said vertical section and the forwardly extending portion extends upwardly and forwardly from a distal end of the rearwardly extending portion; wherein a projection of the arm on the horizontal surface is at an acute angle with respect to the projection of the vertical basic part; wherein a projection of the arm on the horizontal surface has a part thereof located at one side of the projection of said vertical section and another part thereof located at the other side of the projection of said vertical section; wherein the contacting portion has a curved configuration with a curve mating surface for electrically engaging the conductive member; a dielectric housing defining a top surface and a bottom surface and a plurality of contact receiving passageways between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a plurality of conductive contacts received in the passageways, respectively, each of the contacts has a middle part secured in a corresponding passageway, an elastically deformable upper portion extending from the passageway and above the top surface, and an engaging portion extending from the upper portion for electrically engaging an mating electrical device; wherein when the upper portion and the middle part are projected on the top surface, a projection of the upper portion is orientated at an acute angle relative to a projection of the middle part; wherein the contacting portion has a curved configuration with a curve mating surface for electrically engaging the electrical device; wherein at least one projecting portion is formed on the housing above the top surface of the housing, said at least one projecting portion having a common surface to engagingly support the electrical device; wherein the engaging portion extends above the common surface of said at least one projecting portion; wherein said at least one projecting portion is arranged around corresponding passages, respectively; wherein the upper portion further comprises a straight part between the rearwardly extending portion and the forwardly extending portion.