Patent ID: 8974236
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for electrically connecting a central processing unit (CPU) to a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: a housing defining a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface and a plurality of passageways, and the housing further defining an upward horizontal supporting surface around the top surface, the passageways penetrating the bottom surface and the supporting surface, the housing further having a plurality of protrusions extending upwardly from the supporting surface and located outside the passageways and corresponding to the passageways one-to-one; a plurality of contacts partially disposed in the passageways and each contact having a base portion seated on the supporting surface, each base portion having a hole to receive the protrusion and secure the contacts on the housing; and a plurality of solder balls connected with corresponding contacts.