Patent ID: 7037146

Claim:
A circuit board connector, comprising: a plurality of press-fit terminals each having opposite first and second ends, a resilient bulge at the first end of each press-fit terminal and a press-in portion between the resilient bulge and the second end; and a housing formed with a connecting part for receiving a mating connector, the connecting part having a base wall formed with a plurality of inserting holes arranged in an arranging direction, each inserting hole having a press-in section and a through hole section, the press-in section of each inserting hole having a width measured parallel to the arranging direction that is dimensioned for receiving the press-in portion, and the through hole section of each inserting hole having a width measured substantially normal to the arranging direction that is dimensioned for permitting passage of the resilient bulge, wherein the resilient bulge and the press-in portion of each press-fit terminal bulge out in a common plane and the rotational posture of the press-fit terminal is turned 90° after the resilient bulge passes through the through hole section of the inserting hole, thereby enabling the press-in portion to be pressed into the press-in hole.