Patent ID: 6780025
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector used for electrically connecting an integrated circuit module to a printed circuit board, comprising:a housing receiving a plurality of contacts therein and defining a plurality of rail portions thereon; a frame hinged with one end of the housing; an actuator lever assembled with an opposite end of the housing; and at least one reinforcement member enveloping the housing and defining at least one guiding slot, the at least one guiding slot slidably engaging with the rail portion wherein the electrical connector includes two reinforcement members of same structure; wherein the reinforcement member defines a base portion, a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion respectively extending perpendicularly from the base portion; wherein the first guiding portion defines a first upper beam, a first lower beam parallel to the first upper beam, and a first side beam perpendicularly interconnecting the first upper and lower beams, thereby defining a first guiding slot therebetween; wherein the second guiding portion defines a second upper beam, a second lower beam parallel to the second upper beam, and a second side beam perpendicularly interconnecting the second upper and lower beams, thereby defining a second guiding slot therebetween; wherein the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion respectively define a first window and a second window; wherein the housing defines a plurality of catches engaging in the windows of the reinforcement members.