Patent ID: 8597035

Claim:
An electrical connector for electrically connecting an IC package to a circuit board comprising: a housing for being mounted on the circuit board; a reinforcement member located beside the housing; a load plate rotatably mounted around the reinforcement member and rotatably covering the housing, the load plate comprising a first side, a second side opposite to the first side and a third side connecting the first side and the second side, the third side connecting front ends of the first side and the second side, each rear end of the first side and the second side opposite to the front end comprising a hinge member; and a lever rotatably connected to the hinge members at the rear ends of the first side and the second side, the lever comprising a driving portion and a shaft portion running through the reinforcement member and the load plate; wherein the reinforcement member comprises at least one tab having an outer curved surface and a connecting portion for engaging with the shaft portion to restrict the lever on the reinforcement member; and wherein the shaft portion of the lever guides along the outer curved surface of the tab so as to move the load plate forwardly and backwardly.