Patent ID: 7462056

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing defining a number of passageways; a plurality of terminals received in the passageways, each terminal including a containing retaining portion received in the passageways of the housing and a contact engaging portion extending beyond a top surface of the housing, the retaining portion formed with an elastic portion which is capable of altering a protruding length of the contact engaging portion out of the housing; an operating member mounted on the housing and comprising a number of receiving slots in correspondence to the passageways receiving the contact engaging portion therein; wherein the terminal defines at least a first projection abutting against a bottom surface of the operating member to prevent the contact engaging portion from overly inserting into the receiving slot of the operating member; wherein the retaining portion includes a neck portion connecting the contact engaging portion and the retaining portion and being disposed between the operating member and the housing, said at least a first projection extends from the neck portion; wherein the retaining portion further comprises a leading portion, an elastic portion and a connecting portion connecting the leading portion and the elastic portion, the housing has a room receiving the elastic portion; and wherein the terminal further comprises a second projection disposed on two sides of the connecting portion.