Patent ID: 7402084

Claim:
An electrical connector adapted for connecting with an electronic element and capable of mating with at least one of the first and second complementary connectors to form electrical connection between the electronic element and the complementary connectors, comprising: a housing comprising an upper wall, a lower wall opposite to the upper wall, and a pair of sidewalls connecting with the upper and lower walls, the housing defining a receiving space circumscribed by the upper wall, the lower wall and the sidewalls; a plurality of first terminals assembled to the upper wall of the housing; and at least one second terminal assembled to the housing; and wherein each of the first and second terminals comprising a mating portion, an intermediate portion engaging with the housing to retain the first and second terminals in the housing and a tail portion adapted for electrically connecting with the electronic element; and wherein the mating portions of the first terminals and the mating portion of the at least one second terminal are respectively curved along opposite directions such that the mating portions of the first terminals are exposed beyond the inner surface of the upper wall to be exposed into the receiving space of the housing adapted for mating with the first complementary connector, and the mating portion of the at least one second terminal is exposed beyond the outer surface of the housing adapted for mating with the second complementary connector together with the first terminals.