Patent ID: 7731507

Claim:
An electric connector comprising: a) an electrically insulative housing having: i) a plurality of terminal slots; and ii) a plurality of solder ball receiving portions; b) a plurality of terminals, one of the plurality of terminals is inserted into each of the plurality of terminal slots; each of the plurality of terminals having: i) a contact portion located on a first en thereof; ii) a stop portion located on a second end thereof; iii) a body located between the contact portion and the stop portion; and c) a plurality of solder balls, one of the plurality of solder balls is movably inserted into each of the plurality of solder ball receiving portions, wherein a side wall of a corresponding one of the plurality of solder ball receiving portions and the stop portion of a corresponding terminal of the plurality of terminals defining a receiving chamber and securing a corresponding solder ball of the plurality of solder balls in the receiving chamber.