Patent ID: 8062048
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for connecting an electronic module to a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing defining a receiving space for receiving the electronic module and having a base and a pair of lateral walls extending from the base with the receiving space defined therebetween, each lateral wall having a distal end portion, the housing defining an opening between the two distal end portions and opposite to the base, from which the electronic module can be inserted into the receiving space; a plurality of contacts received in the base, each contact comprising a contact portion extending into the receiving space and a tail portion extending opposite to the contact portion for terminating to the printed circuit board; and a cover rotatablely attached to the end portions of the lateral walls of the insulative housing and being pivotally movable from an unlocked position for permitting insertion and removal of the electronic module from the housing to a locked position for the contact portions to electrically connect with the electronic module and for the cover and the housing to sandwich the electronic module therebetween.