Patent ID: 6077099
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a cover having a top face adapted to support an electronic device thereon, an opposite bottom face, the cover defining a plurality of through holes between the top and bottom faces for receiving pins of the electronic device, and at least one elongate projection formed on the bottom face along one of two opposite edges of the cover, the projection having two opposite ends each defining a cutout having a first support face and a first inclined mating face;a base having a bottom face adapted to be positioned on a circuit board and an opposite top face on which the cover is positioned to define an interior space therebetween, a number of contacts being retained in the base and projecting beyond the top face thereof corresponding to the through holes of the cover, at least a recess defined in the top face of the base for receiving the corresponding projection therein, the recess having two opposite end walls and each end wall having a second support face supporting a corresponding first support face of the cover and a second inclined mating face which matingly engages with a corresponding first inclined mating face;a slide plate movably received in the interior space, comprising a conductive member corresponding to each through hole of the cover for electrically engaging each pin of the electronic device with the corresponding contact of the connector; anda driving member pivotally supported between the cover and the base and mechanically coupled to the slide plate whereby manual rotation of the driving member causes the slide plate to move between a released position and an engaged position.