Patent ID: 7338318

Claim:
An electrical connector for a sheet-like connection member, comprising: an insulated housing comprising a first sidewall, a second sidewall parallel to and spaced from the first sidewall and a receiving cavity between the first and second sidewalls, the first sidewall defining a plurality of receiving channels arranged side-by-side to be in communication with the receiving cavity, the second sidewall defining a plurality of slugged grooves in communication with the receiving cavity; and a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the housing, the terminal comprising a contact beam received in the corresponding receiving channel and having a contact portion exposed to the receiving cavity for electrically contacting with the sheet-like connection member, wherein the terminals consist of first terminals and second terminals, the first terminal has a solder portion adjacent to the second sidewall, and the second terminal has a solder portion extending opposite to the solder portion of the first terminal and adjacent to the first sidewall; wherein the first and second terminals are alternately mounted to the housing; wherein each of the first terminal and the second terminal has a retaining beam branching from the contact beam branches and a supporting beam extending from and perpendicular to the retaining beam to abut against the corresponding receiving channel; wherein the solder portion of the first terminal extends from the retaining beam and apart from the supporting beam of the first terminal, while the solder portion of the second terminal extends from the supporting beam of the second terminal.