Patent ID: 8105102

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting a flat conductive member, comprising: a housing made of an electrical insulating material and including a plurality of terminal holding grooves arranged next to each other along a specific direction, said housing further including a receptacle portion at a front side thereof for receiving the flat conductive member, each of said terminal holding grooves including a first groove portion and a second groove portion, said first groove portion having a first groove width in the specific direction, said second groove portion having a second groove width in the specific direction smaller than the first groove width; a pressing member disposed at a rear side of the housing opposite to the front side and capable of rotating relative to the housing between an open position for inserting the flat conductive member and a closed position for pressing the flat conductive member; and a terminal held in each of the terminal holding grooves for contacting with the flat conductive member, said terminal including an upper arm portion, a lower arm portion extending in parallel with the upper arm portion, and a combining portion combining the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion, said lower arm portion including a connecting portion accommodated in the first groove portion and to be soldered to a circuit board, said upper arm portion including a pressing portion for pressing the flat conductive member.