Patent ID: 8235730

Claim:
A connector for connecting two substrates together, the connector comprising: an insluative housing, the insulative housing including a plurality of terminal-receiving cavities disposed therein, each terminal-receiving cavity extending completely through the insulative housing and including a base with a first width and first and second opposing ends, the first opposing end having an enlarged portion with a second width that is greater than the first width, and the enlarged portion having a pair of opposing terminal-engaging projections extending sidewardly into the terminal-receiving cavity; and a plurality of conductive terminals, each conductive terminal being received in one of the terminal-receiving cavities and including first and second free ends, each conductive terminal being bent partially upon itself to define a hook-like configuration, the first free end defining a U-shaped terminal retention portion, and the second free end defining a second contact portion of the conductive terminal, with the conductive terminal having a first contact portion disposed proximate to a location on the conductive terminal where the conductive terminal is bent upon itself; wherein: the U-shaped terminal retention portion includes a longitudinal slot disposed in the first free end, the longitudinal slot defining two free arms, each free arm including a pair of spaced-apart projections defining a recess therebetween, each recess engaging one of the terminal-engaging projections and including a length greater than the length thereof so that the conductive terminal has limited movement within the terminal-receiving cavity; and the second contact portion is disposed at the second free end.