Patent ID: 7189094

Claim:
A land grid array connector for interconnecting a land grid package and a circuit substrate, the land grid array connector comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of side surfaces; a stiffener defined around the housing, the stiffener comprising a bottom plate and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom plate; a clip pivotably engaged in one side wall of the stiffener in a moveable manner, the clip comprising a pressing plate and a pair of side plates extending from two opposite sides of the pressing plate, each of the side plates defining a slant side in the free end; a lever engaged with another side wall of the stiffener opposite to said one side wall for fastening the clip; wherein a pair of slots is defined in the bottom plate and aligned for receiving the side plates of the clip, the side plate enters said slot at least partly when the clip is fastened by the lever.