Patent ID: 11963326
Assignee: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising:
an insulative housing loaded with a plurality of conductive terminals therein;
a metallic stiffener surrounding the insulative housing and retained on the printed circuit board;
a load plate pivotally mounted upon the metallic stiffener and moveable between a closed position proximate to the insulating housing and an open position distal from the insulating housing;
a carrier frame used for retaining and receiving a central processing unit (CPU); and
a locking member;
wherein the carrier frame loaded with the CPU is inserted into the insulative housing along a vertical direction perpendicular to the insulative housing and retained by the load plate; and
wherein the metallic stiffener defines a first locking hole, the carrier frame defines a second locking hole, and the locking member sequentially passes through the first and second locking holes from top to bottom and is fixed to the metallic stiffener.