US 7,429,179 B2
Contact terminal having compliant contact portion for use with land array connector terminal
Hao-Yun Ma, Tu-Cheng (Taiwan)
Assigned to Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien (Taiwan)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/725,701.
Prior Publication US 2007/0218718 A1, Sep. 20, 2007
Int. Cl. H01R 12/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 439—83  [439/862] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conductive terminal comprising:
a base portion having a securing portion extending downwardly from a lower end of the base portion;
a solder portion extending from a lower end of the securing portion;
a connecting portion extending from a side of the base portion;
an elastic portion extending from a free end of the connecting portion;
wherein the elastic portion defines a contacting portion providing a compliant portion with a slant surface for providing a surface-to-surface contact point with respect to a conductive pad of the chip module if the elastic portion is twisted.