Patent ID: 7264486

Claim:
An electrical connector for establishing electrical connection between an electronic component and a printed circuit board, the electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways; and a plurality of conductive terminals residing in corresponding passageways, respectively, the conductive terminals each comprising: a securing portion comprising a securing surface; a connecting portion extending from the securing portion; a transitional portion extending from a lower end of the securing portion; and a tail portion extending from the transitional portion; wherein at least a partial projection of the transitional portion projected on the plane defined by the securing portion is angled with respect to an insertion direction of the terminal into the housing; wherein the transitional portion is disposed as three parts comprising a vertical buffering portion, a horizontal buffering portion and a twist portion disposed between the vertical buffering portion and the horizontal buffering portion, projections of the vertical buffering portion and the horizontal buffering portion projected on the plane defined by the securing surface are parallel to the inserting direction of the terminals inserted into the housing, projection of the twist portion projected on the plane defined by the securing surface defines a separation angle with the inserting direction of the terminals inserted into the housing.