Patent ID: 7717760

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative base defining a plurality of up-to-down passageways arranged in a matrix manner and extending upwardly through an upper face of the housing; each of said passageways essentially surrounded by circumferential partition walls; a cutout formed in an upper portion of each of some of said partition walls so as to form a transverse passage for allowing air flow to pass; a plurality of terminals disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively under a condition that upper portions of each of the terminals extending adjacent to but not beyond the upper face; and an insulative cover slidably mounted upon the upper face; wherein said cover defines a plurality of through holes in alignment with the corresponding passageways, respectively, for allowing pins of an electronic package to downwardly extend therethrough and into the corresponding passageways; and wherein said cover further includes a plurality of vertical through apertures horizontally offset from the corresponding passageway for heat dissipation.