Patent ID: 7896677
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for receiving an IC package, comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing; a stiffener surrounding the insulative housing; and a load plate pivotally connected to the stiffener and movable between an opened position and a closed position; wherein the load plate has a shaft and an abutting portion, and the stiffener has a connecting member comprising an insertion opening for the shaft, a cavity communicated with the insertion opening for rotation of the shaft, and a supporting portion engaging with the abutting portion to keep the load plate in the opened position with a predetermined angle; wherein the load plate has a connecting portion extending from one edge thereof and the shaft is extending from two ends of the connecting portion; wherein the shaft and the abutting portion extend from same edge of the load plate; wherein the stiffener comprises a pair of said connecting members respectively extending upward perpendicular to the stiffener.