Patent ID: 7632157

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a plurality of first contact pieces, each including a body portion, an arm portion extending from said body portion and a leg portion extending from said body portion, wherein said body portion of each first contact piece is provided with a first cutout portion; a plurality of second contact pieces, each including a body portion, an arm portion extending from said body portion and a leg portion extending from said body portion, wherein said body portion of each second contact piece is provided with a second cutout portion; a contact supporting body for holding said first and second contact pieces alternately in parallel; and a lead supporting body, to be assembled with said contact supporting body, for holding a plurality of leads to be connected with said leg portions of said first contact pieces or said leg portions of said second contact pieces; wherein said leg portion of each first contact piece is twisted at a right angle with respect to said body portion of said each first contact piece; said leg portion of each second contact piece is twisted at a right angle with respect to said body portion of said each second contact piece; and said first and second cutout portions of said first and second contact pieces are alternately disposed to reduce an area where the body portions of adjacent contact pieces face each other in a state in which said first and second contact pieces are alternately held in parallel to each other by said contact supporting body.