Patent ID: 7074048

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of passageways formed therein, the passageways being arrayed in rows along a predetermined lateral direction; a plurality of electrical terminals received in corresponding passageways, respectively; each terminal having a base portion and a spring arm extending out of the passageway from the base portion; the spring arm extending toward an adjacent passageway in a same row and partly located in a space essentially above the passageway, and the spring arm not overlapping with a spring arm of an electrical terminal in the adjacent passageway along a vertical direction; wherein the spring arm comprises an extending portion which is connected to the connecting portion and partly extends out of the passageway parallel to the lateral direction; and wherein a bending portion is formed at one end of the extending portion, the bending portion extends away from the passageway in a direction being not parallel to the lateral direction.