Patent ID: 6280224
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a base having a plurality of passageways to retain a plurality of contacts therein;a cover slidably supported on the base, and having a plurality of holes to retain a plurality of pins therein;a drive means located in the base and the cover for driving the cover to move on the base, and having a ring insert molded in the cover, a cam box molded in the base, and a cam actuator extending through the ring and the cam box, said cam actuator being rotatable within the ring to move the cover; anda metallic inserted plate insert molded in the base, and having an aperture through which the cam actuator extends, said cam actuator being in constant engagement with said metallic inserted plate;wherein the metallic inserted plate comprises a base portion and a pair of legs extending from the base portion;wherein the aperture has an elongated shape;wherein the aperture is located above the cam box and extends in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the cover;wherein a plurality of cavities are defined in the metallic inserted plate, and a plurality of corresponding bulges are formed on the base for engaging within the cavities to firmly fix the metallic inserted plate to the base.