Patent ID: 7033200

Claim:
A zero insertion force (ZIF) electrical connector comprising: a base defining a plurality of passageways therethrough, a chamber in an end thereof, a hole in the same end; a cover defining a plurality of passages therethrough corresponding to the passageways of the base, and an opening in an end thereof; and an actuation member located between the cover and the base for driving the cover to move between an open position and a closed position, comprising: a driving member located in the chamber of the base, the driving member having a driving shaft and an operating lever engaging with the driving shaft at an end thereof, the driving shaft having a cam at an opposite end thereof, the cam engaging in the opening of the cover; a spring-holding shaft received in the hole of the base; a spring attached around the spring-holding shaft, an end of the spring securely engages the spring-holding shaft and an opposite end of the spring abuts against the operating lever.