Electrical electrical connector with resisting portions and method of making same

A method of making an electrical connector, comprising:

• providing a housing having opposite first and second faces, a plurality of grooves through the first and second faces, and plural positioning slots corresponding to the grooves and opening to the first face;
• providing a plurality of terminals each having a main portion, a first elastic arm with a first contact portion extending toward the first face, and a connecting portion extending toward the second face;
• installing the main portions of the terminals into the positioning slots;
• forming a resisting portion from the housing to cover on the main portion for restricting a movement of the main portion toward the first face, wherein the step of forming comprises deforming an insulating material of the housing on the first face toward the positioning slot by a tool to form the resisting portion.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing having opposite first face and second face, plural grooves through the first face and the second face in an upper-lower direction, and plural positioning slots corresponding to the grooves;
• and
• a plurality of terminals retained in the housing, each terminal comprising a main portion which defines two top cutting faces;
• a first elastic arm extending toward the first face from the main portion, and the first elastic arm defining a first contact portion protruding beyond the first face;
• wherein the main portions are received in the positioning slots one by one, the housing defines plural resisting portions at the first face near to the positioning slots, and the resisting portions press against the top cutting faces of the main portions, thereby restricting the main portions from moving toward the first face of the housing;
• and
• wherein the resisting portions are formed by extruding a surplus material of the housing on the first face after the main portions are received in the positioning slots.

A method of making an electrical connector, comprising the steps of:

• providing a housing having opposite first and second faces, a plurality of grooves through the first and second faces, and plural positioning slots corresponding to the grooves and opening to the first face;
• providing a plurality of terminals each having a main portion, a first elastic arm with a first contact portion extending toward the first face, and a connecting portion extending toward the second face;
• installing the main portions of the terminals into the positioning slots;
• and
• forming a resisting portion from the housing to cover on the main portion for restricting a movement of the main portion toward the first face;
• wherein the first face defines a convex rib close to the positioning slot, and the step of forming comprises extruding the convex rib to form the resisting portion.