Electrical connector having protecting protrusions

An electrical connector for electrically connecting an electronic package comprising:

• an insulative housing defining a top surface and a plurality of passageways extending downwardly from the top surface;
• a plurality of terminals received in the passageways, respectively;
• the terminals each having a retention portion secured in a corresponding passageway, a spring arm extending from the retention portion beyond the top surface and a contacting portion formed on the spring arm above the top surface a distance for electrically connecting with the package;
• and
• protrusions formed on the top surface, said protrusions cooperatively forming a supporting surface, the supporting surface being higher than the contacting portion in a direction perpendicular the top surface;
• wherein the protrusions integrally project from the top surface, the protrusions respectively being situated around a corresponding passageway;
• wherein the passageways each define a securing section and a receiving section perpendicular to and in communication with the securing section;
• wherein the protrusions are located at one side of the receiving section of the corresponding passageway opposite to the securing section;
• wherein the protrusions each have a parallelepiped configuration;
• wherein the spring arm of the terminal has a first section connected to the retention portion and a second section bent from the first section, the second having a tapered configuration.