Patent ID: 8079875

Claim:
A battery connector, comprising: an insulating housing, a bottom surface of the insulating housing defining a plurality of terminal recesses each extending longitudinally to penetrate through a mating front surface of the insulating housing; a plurality of conductive terminals, each of the conductive terminals including a base portion, a contact portion, and an elastic portion elastically connecting the contact portion to the base portion, the conductive terminal being placed in the insulating housing from the bottom surface thereof, with the base portion and the elastic portion located in the corresponding terminal recess, the contact portion located in front of the mating front surface directly; an insulating cover positioned on the bottom surface of the insulating housing to secure the conductive terminals in the corresponding terminal recesses; and a shell surrounding a front portion of the insulating housing to hold the insulating cover between the bottom surface of the insulating housing and the shell for preventing the conductive terminals from electrically contacting the shell; wherein each of the terminal recesses extends sideward to form a locating notch, and a free end of the contact portion defines a propping portion located in the corresponding locating notch for restraining the contact portion.