Land grid array connector with canted electrical terminals

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative planar body defining opposite upper and lower faces with a plurality of through holes therethrough;
• a plurality of terminals received in the corresponding through holes, respectively;
• and
• each of said terminals including two opposite curved contact portions extending out of the upper and lower faces, respectively, two opposite curved engaging portions between said two opposite curved contact portions and engaged with corresponding walls in the corresponding through hole, a connection portion defined between every adjacent two contact portion and engaging portion;
• wherein
• a radius of said curved contact portion is less than that of curvature of the connection portion so as to result in a larger contact normal force when said contact portion experiences a vertical force along a vertical direction of the corresponding through hole.

An electrical connector comprising:

• upper and lower plates with conductors thereon;
• an insulative planar body sandwiched between said upper and lower plates and defining opposite upper and lower faces confronting said upper and lower plates, respectively,
• a plurality of through holes extending through the body and reaching said upper and lower faces;
• a plurality of terminals received in the corresponding through holes, respectively;
• and
• each of said terminals formed by a spring wire with plural turns, each turn being not of a round shape and including two opposite curved contact portions extending out of the upper and lower faces and engaged with the corresponding conductors on the upper and lower plates, respectively, two connection portions joined on two sides of each of said contact portions;
• wherein
• a radius of said curved contact portion is less than that of curvature of the connection portion so as to result in a larger contact normal force when said terminal is deflected by said upper and lower plates on said opposite contact portions.