Patent ID: 6692282
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate, the electrical connector comprising:a dielectric base defining a plurality of passageways adapted to receive a plurality of conductive terminals therein respectively; and a cover slidably mounted on the base and adapted to receive and push a plurality of pins of the electronic package; wherein the cover defines a plurality of blind cavities in a face that abuts the base to prevent the cover from deforming during molding thereof; wherein a cross section of each of the blind cavities is round; further comprising an actuator movably mounted between the cover and the base; wherein the cover slides along the base between an open position and a closed position, and in the closed position the pins of the electronic package mechanically and electrically engage with terminals of the base, wherein said cover includes a raised portion where an actuator is located, and said blind cavities are located between said raised portion and said passageways.