Patent ID: 6758691
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting an electrical package with a circuit substrate, the electrical connector assembly comprising:a socket; a fastening device comprising a frame surrounding the socket, a lever pivotally mounted to a first side of the frame, and a metal clip pivotally mounted to an opposite second side of the frame; the frame defining a pair of guiding grooves at opposite ends of the first side, and forming a pair of locks at opposite ends of the second side, each of the guiding grooves being bounded by a lower wall and an upper wall which are interconnected by a bottom wall and a top wall; the lever comprising a pair of acting portions respectively received in the guiding grooves, a driving portion disposed between and offset from the acting portions, and a handle portion bent from a distal end of one of the acting portions; and the metal clip comprising a pair of locating portions respectively pivotally secured in the locks, and a driving hook provided at a free end thereof; wherein the acting portions of the lever abut the corresponding lower walls in the guiding grooves when the lever is at a first position, the acting portions rotate about the lower walls when the lever is rotated to be generally perpendicular to the frame, and the acting portions slide along the top walls to reach the upper walls when the lever is rotated toward the metal clip.