Patent ID: 6780024
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
An electrical connector used for electrically connecting an integrated circuit module to a printed circuit board, comprising:a base receiving a plurality of contacts therein and defining a plurality of orientation slots, each of the orientation slots defining a vertical guide channel and a horizontal fastening channel; a frame hinged with the base at one end thereof; an actuator lever assembled with an opposite end of the base; a reinforcement plate covering the base and comprising a plurality of fastening locks corresponding to the orientation slots, each of the fastening locks comprising a connecting portion and a fastening portion extending from a distal end of the connecting portion, the fastening lock being capable of entering a corresponding guide channel and sliding such that the fastening portion engages in the corresponding fastening channel; wherein said reinforcement plate is immovable relative to the base in use when said integrated circuit module is assembled to or disassembled from the connector.