Patent ID: 7726977

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting an electrical package with a printed circuit board, comprising: at least two insulative housing segments having a plurality of electrical contacts received therein and positioned side-by-side, each insulative segment comprising at least one engaging edge for attaching with another insulative housing segment, the at least one engaging edge having at least one connect portion formed thereon; and at least one joining member removably secured to said at least two insulative housing segments by connecting the connect portions of the at least two insulative housing segments; wherein said connect portion has at least one aperture defined thereon, and the joining member comprises a middle portion and two posts respectively engaging with the apertures of the two adjacent connect portions; wherein each insulative housing segment is a substantially rectangular section having an indentation defined on a corner region thereof; wherein each insulative housing segment has a mating surface for connecting with the electrical package; wherein each insulative housing segment further has a plurality of supporting edges formed on the mating surface and along outer edges thereof for supporting the IC package, each supporting edge having an upper surface higher than the mating surface and lower than a top surface of the electrical contacts; wherein said joining member has an upper surface lower than the upper surface of the supporting edges; wherein the connect portion is downwardly recessed from other portions of the corresponding insulative housing segment so as to receive the joining member therein for maintaining an even surface on an upper face of the assembled insulative housing segments.