Patent ID: 8827724

Claim:
A board connector comprising: a first connector, the first connector including first terminals and a first housing capable of accommodating the first terminals, each first terminal including a first contact portion and a second contact portion connected by a connecting portion, the first contact portion shaped to project outward from at least one recessed groove portion formed in the first housing, the connecting portion being initially disposed in a position substantially parallel to a floor of the housing and a printed circuit board on which the first connector is mounted; and a second connector, the second connector being configured to mate with the first connector and including second terminals and a second housing capable of accommodating the second terminals, each second terminal including a first contact portion and a second contact portion; wherein: the first terminals and the second terminals contact each other at first contact points and second contact points, respectively; and each first terminal is capable of showing a high flexibility and each second terminal is capable of showing a high rigidity at either one of the first contact point and the second contact point, and each first terminal is capable of showing a high rigidity and each second terminal is capable of showing a high flexibility at the other one of the first contact point and the second contact point; and upon contact of the first terminal and the second terminal, the connecting portion is displaced from its position substantially parallel to the floor of the housing to a position angled toward the printed circuit board.