Patent ID: 8535076

Claim:
An electrical connector to be mounted on a circuit board, comprising: a housing including a bottom portion, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, said first sidewall and said second sidewall being arranged to form a receptacle space for receiving a flat conductive member from above toward the bottom portion; a first terminal attached to the first sidewall, said first terminal including a first base portion disposed at the bottom portion and a first elastic arm portion extending upwardly from the first base portion, said first elastic arm portion including a first contact section situated closer to the second sidewall relative to the flat conductive member; and a second terminal attached to the second sidewall, said second terminal including a second base portion disposed at the bottom portion and a second elastic arm portion extending from the second base portion upwardly and away from the bottom portion, said second elastic arm portion including a second contact section situated closer to the second sidewall relative to the flat conductive member, wherein said first contact section is situated at a lower position relative to the second contact section.