Patent ID: 7473103

Claim:
An electrical connector for mounting on a board, comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways extending therethrough, said passageway having an upper opening; a plurality of contacts received in corresponding passageways, each contact comprising a base portion extending upwardly within the passageway, a tail portion extending from one side of the base portion and electrically connecting to the board, a contact portion projecting beyond the upper opening, and an intermediate portion interconnecting the contact portion and the base portion in such a manner that said contact portion extends along a direction defining an angle with respect to said base portion and said intermediate portion, said contact portion including a first portion connecting to said intermediate portion, a second and a third portions, and a free end connecting to said third portion; wherein the second portion is tilted toward the base portion more than the first portion is tilted toward the base portion, and the third portion is tilted toward the base portion more than the second portion is tilted toward the base portion in a top view.