Patent attributes
An electrical connector electrically connecting an IC package to a printed circuited board comprises a base member (1), a cover member (2) moveably assembled over the base member, an actuator (3) driving the cover member to move over the base member and a plurality of terminals. The base member defines a plurality of receiving cavities (100) therethrough receiving terminals therein. The cover member defines pin mounting holes (200) corresponding to the receiving cavities of the base member. The base member comprises a head portion (13) and a main portion (14) and the cover member correspondingly comprises a side portion (23) and a leading portion (24) respectively. Latching devices, which are formed on the main portion and the leading portion of the base member and the cover member, each comprises a latching hole (5) and a hook (6) mating with the latching hole. Latching holes and hooks are formed on different ones of the base and the cover members. Each latching hole comprises an assembling portion (51) and a retaining portion (52) along a movement direction of the cover member, and a width of the assembling portion is larger than a width of the retaining portion.
