Patent ID: 7909630

Claim:
An electrical connector to be connected to a flat conductive member, comprising: a housing; a terminal held and aligned in the housing in parallel to a first direction that the flat conductive member is inserted into the electrical connector, said terminal including a base portion, a first contacting arm extending from the base portion at a first position, a second contacting arm extending from the base portion at a second position shifted from the first position in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a supporting portion facing the first contacting arm and the second contacting arm in the second direction to form a space for receiving the flat conductive member, said first contacting arm including a first contacting portion and said second contacting arm including a second contacting portion, said first contacting portion being situated at a position closer to the supporting portion than the second contacting portion along the second direction, said second contacting portion being situated at a position closer to the base portion than the first contacting portion along the first direction; and a pressing member supported on the supporting portion to be rotatable for pressing the flat conductive member against the terminal.