Patent ID: 6171128
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a base defining a plurality of cavities;a plurality of contacts received in corresponding cavities of the base;a cover movably assembled to the base and having a plurality of apertures corresponding to said cavities; andguiding means arranged between the base and the cover for insertion of a tool therebetween to drive the cover with respect to the base the tool engaging the guiding means and being made of material more durable than that of the base and cover;wherein the guiding means comprises: a pair of first plates disposed in the base, the first plates being spaced from each other in the predetermined direction; and a pair of second plates disposed in the cover, each second plate facing an associated first plate and being spaced a predetermined distance from the associated second plate;wherein the first plates are secured to opposite diagonal corners of the base and the second plates are secured to corresponding opposite diagonal corners of the cover;wherein the base defines a pair of slots at each opposite diagonal corner thereof, and wherein the first plate comprises a main portion and first and second wings upwardly extending from opposite edges of the main portion, respectively, the first and second wings being respectively received in the slots, a part of the first wing extending beyond a top face of the base;wherein the base provides a station at each opposite diagonal corner thereof, the station having a wall, the part of the first wing bearing against the wall to prevent an outward movement thereof.