Patent ID: 7070436

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting two electrical interfaces, comprising: a socket body comprising a plurality of first sidewalls, and two opposite first sidewalls forming a connecting section and a retaining section respectively; a frame having a plurality of second sidewalls cooperatively defining an opening to accommodate the socket body; a socket plate mounted to the connecting section; and a load lever assembled to the retaining section to engage with the socket plate, wherein the first sidewalls form a plurality of protrusions on the exterior surface adjacent the connecting section and the retaining section, and the second sidewalls correspondingly define a plurality of slots to mate with the protrusions, thereby reinforcing the socket body via engagement between the protrusions and the slots; wherein the frame is stationary during the entire operation of the lever and provides a downward force upon the protrusions so as not to allow the socket body to move upwardly.