Patent ID: 7101202

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a mating portion defining a mating direction and a post member disposed beside the mating portion, the post member including a fixed portion, a movable portion movable relative to the fixed portion, and an elastic portion arranged between the fixed portion and the movable portion, the fixed portion and the movable portion defining a first engaging state where the movable portion is immovable along the mating direction and a second engaging state where the movable portion is free to move along the mating direction; and a plurality of contacts received in the mating portion of the housing, wherein the movable portion has an actuating portion for receiving force to drive the movable portion to move from the first engaging state to the second engaging state along a direction substantially perpendicular to the mating direction, and wherein the elastic member drives the movable portion to come back from the second engaging state to the first engaging state.