Battery connector with a switch

摘要

A battery connector in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing (20), a plurality of terminals (21) and a detecting contact (22) received in the housing. Each terminal has an engaging portion (210), a curved portion (212) extending out of the housing and a contacting portion (213). The detecting contact has an engaging portion (220) and a contacting portion (222), the contacting portion electrically connected with the curved portion of an associated terminal during normal use of a battery and, when the battery is about to be removed, the associated terminal disconnecting from the contacting portion of the detecting contact before the terminals disconnect from the battery.