Patent ID: 7179109

Claim:
A land grid array (LGA) connector for electrically connecting an electronic package and a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: an insulative housing defining a substantially rectangular cavity in a middle thereof, the cavity being adapted for receiving the electronic package therein; a plurality of electrical contacts received in the housing; a metal clip disposed on the housing to press the electronic package upon the contacts; and a metallic stiffener partly covering, surrounding and reinforcing the housing, the stiffener comprising a pair of lateral sides each having an L-shaped cross-section, a front end having a U-shaped cross-section, and a rear end having an L-shaped cross-section, a plurality of openings formed on the front end and an elongate chamber defined in the front end and communicated with the opening, said openings for making a plating solute to fill in the chamber uniformly during the stiffener in plating process; wherein the connector further comprises a lever pivotably received in said front end of the stiffener.