Patent ID: 8936480
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a front opening and a back receiving space, the receiving space defining a horizontal plane and a vertical plane connecting with each other; a plurality of contacts comprising retaining portions, contacting portions and pressing portions, each contacting portion and corresponding pressing portion extending oppositely from the retained portion; an actuator comprising a base portion and several separated costal parts extending from the base portion, adjacent costal parts being connected by a shaft and the pressing portions being assembled with the shaft; wherein the actuator rotates around the shaft and defines a cambered surface at the costal parts, the cambered surface slides between the horizontal plane and the vertical plane; wherein each costal part further defines a horizontal bottom surface and a front surface perpendicular to each other and smoothly connecting opposite ends of the cambered surface, when the actuator is at a vertical location, the front surface touches the vertical plane and the bottom surface touches the horizontal plane, the front surface and the bottom surface form the cambered surface.