Patent ID: 7422450

Claim:
An electrical connector for electrically connecting a circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of terminal-receiving holes; a plurality of conductive terminals accommodated in the terminal-receiving holes; and a solder partially projected from a bottom of the insulative housing; wherein each of the conductive terminals has a conductive portion, and said solder is located under the conductive portion, the conductive portion does not connect the solder, a first gap exists in the insulative housing and between the solder and the conductive portion, when the electrical connector is soldered to the circuit board, the solder is melted, the conductive terminals and the insulative housing move downward, and part of the conductive portion is capable of inserting into the solder to form an electrical connection between the circuit board and the conductive terminals; wherein the electrical connector further comprising a cap having projections extending from an end thereof for repressing a chip module; and wherein a side wall of the insulative housing has clasps therealong for clasping the projections of the cap in a snap.