Patent ID: 6872082

Claim:
A land grid array connector, comprising: a flat-plate connector plastic housing having a plurality of terminal grooves, each terminal groove having opposing side channels, the side channels being disposed in front of, and separated from a rear wall of the terminal groove by a distance; and a plurality of terminals, each terminal being disposed in a respective terminal groove, and each being formed from an integral metal plate, each said terminal further having a fixing portion, each said fixing portion having a plate portion, and an interfering portion at an end of said plate portion, the interfering portion being receivable within the opposing side channels to fix the terminal to the respective terminal groove, a rear face of said plate portion being separated from the rear wall of the terminal groove by a gap, each said terminal further having a signal transmission portion having an upper contact point at an upper end thereof and a lower contact point at a lower end thereof, and a flexible portion joined between the fixing portion and the signal transmission portion, said flexible portion being relatively movable when the upper and lower contact points of the signal transmission portion are depressed to thereby cause the upper and lower contact points to generate a wiping motion to ensure electrical engagement between associated contact surfaces and the upper and lower contact points, the gap accommodating variations in a position of said fixing portion when said flexible portion is moved.