Patent ID: 7150658

Claim:
A terminal for an electrical connector comprising: a first base portion; a second base portion opposite to said first base portion in a first direction; a first contact portion extending from said first base portion away from said second base portion; a second contact portion extending from said second base portion in the first direction away from said first base portion; a first protruding portion extending from said first base portion in the first direction toward said second base portion; a second protruding portion extending from said second base portion in the first direction toward said first base portion and aligned with said first protruding portion in the first direction; a first connecting portion opposite to said first protruding portion in a second direction transverse to the first direction and extending from said first base portion; a second connecting portion opposite to said second protruding portion in the second direction and extending from said second base portion; a first spring arm portion extending from said first connecting portion; a second spring arm portion extending from said second connecting portion; and an abutting portion extending between said first and second spring arm portions, and having a first end that is aligned with and that is spaced apart from said first protruding portion in the first direction, and a second end that is opposite to said first end of said abutting portion in the first direction and that is aligned with and that is spaced apart from said second protruding portion in the first direction; wherein when an external force is applied to said second contact portion, said second base portion moves toward said first base portion to result in deformation of said first and second spring arm portions and respective abutment of said first and second protruding portions against said first and second ends of said abutting portion.