Patent ID: 9214764
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for electrically connecting a Central Processing Unit (CPU) having a cutout, comprising: an insulating housing comprising a cavity and an accommodating portion beside the cavity; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing; and an alignment key assembled on the accommodating portion for matching with the cutout of the CPU, comprising a plurality of posts upwardly extending into the cavity; wherein the alignment key comprises a plurality of tail portions extending downwardly from the post while the accommodating portion comprises a plurality of through holes for receiving the tail portion, an amount of the through hole is more than that of the tail portions, the tail portions are inserted into the corresponding through holes, and an amount of the posts are same with that of the tail portions in a one-to-one relation; wherein the positions of the tail portions are variable corresponding to the corresponding posts, so as to be selectively inserted into different through holes, respectively, for identification purpose.