Patent ID: 8172598

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative base having a contacting area with a plurality of passageways and a first end besides the contacting area with an opening; an insulative cover slidably mounted upon the base, the cover defining a plurality of through holes in alignment with the corresponding passageways, respectively, and another opening defined in a second end thereof and in vertical alignment with the corresponding opening of the base; a protecting mechanism including a metallic base plate mounted upon the base, and defining a stepping hole, which includes a larger first tubular hole and a smaller second hole located below the first hole via a drawing process, disposed in the opening of the insulative base; and a cam extending axially and vertically in the opening of the cover and the stepping hole of the base, and being riveted to a bottom surface of the base plate, wherein the first hole is configured by a first sidewall extending vertically and downwardly from the base plate, and the second hole is surrounded by a second sidewall extending horizontally and inwardly toward a center from a bottom edge of the first sidewall, wherein the protecting mechanism further includes a cover plate mounted below the cover and defining a hole thereof.