Patent ID: 7628634
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a socket body with a plurality of contacts received therein; a retention frame located at a first side of the socket body and spaced from the socket body; a load plate attached to the retention frame at the first side of the socket body, the load plate capable of rotating toward or away from the socket from an open position to a closed position; and a fastener located at a second side of the socket body and secured on the load plate to fasten the load plate at the closed position, wherein the load plate and the retention frame are made of metal plate, wherein the load plate covers the socket body and includes a frame and tongue bending downwardly and extending outwardly from the frame at one end of thereof, wherein the fastener extends through a hole on the tongue, and retained on the tongue by a ring, wherein the retention frame has base and a vertical plate extending upwardly the base, and the vertical plate defines a pair of holes thereon for respectively engaging with hooks formed on the other end of the load plate, wherein the retention frame defines a pair of holes on the base for receiving two second bolts, wherein the fastener is a bolt.