Abstract: An electrical socket comprises an insulative housing including a base with a cover moveably assembled thereon. An actuator is arranged between the base and the cover, and has a lever and a cam device to move the cover from a first position to a second position, wherein an interengaging arrangement is arranged between the lever and the housing, and has guiding means for properly positioning the lever and the cover in the second position easily.

Abstract: An LGA connector (1) includes an housing (2), a stiffener (3) surrounding the housing, a clip (5) pivotably engaged the stiffener, and a lever (4) engaged with the stiffener for pressing the clip. The housing has a supporting portion (21) and a mounting portion (22) having four mating faces surrounding the supporting portion. Each mating face includes at least one spring latch (24) extending outwardly therefrom and a cavity (241) defined on the spring latch for engaging with the stiffener.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for electrically connecting an electrical chip to a printed circuit board includes a base (3), a number of contacts, a stiffener (4) partially surrounding the base, a metal clip (5) pivotally assembled to one end of the stiffener, and a lever (6) pivotally assembled to opposite the other end of the stiffener. The base has a number of contact receiving passageways, and includes a mounting surface (314) for arranging the electrical chip and opposite connecting surface (315) for positioning to the printed circuit board. The contacts are received in the contact receiving passageways of the main body. The base defines a plurality of through slots (310) extending from mounting surface to the connecting surface thereof for transferring heat produced by the electrical chip outwardly.

Abstract: A ZIF socket connector comprises a base defining a plurality of passageway therein and each received therein a contact terminal therein. The base defines a first and second end. A cover is moveably attached to the base in a direction from the first end to the second end of the base, and defines a plurality of guiding holes each aligned with the passageway. An actuating lever with a cam portion is disposed in the first end of the housing, and is interengaged with the cover so as to move the cover on the base along the direction. The cover includes a top surface. A pick up cap is disposed on the top surface of the cover, and includes a first end disposed on the top surface of the cover, and a second end interlocked to a sidewall of the base at the second end. The first end of the pickup cap is released when the cover is moved away from the second end of the base.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes a base (101), and a cover (102) locatable above the base. The base has a major surface (1011) with a plurality of terminal receiving passageways (1010) extending therefrom. The cover has a major face (1025) opposite the major surface and spaced apart from the major surface of the base. A plurality of discrete protrusions (1012) is arranged extending longitudinally from one of said major face and said major surface towards the other, and positionable adjacent the passageways. Thus, a plurality of voids is located laterally adjacent the discrete protrusions and between the major surface of the base and the major face of the cover, thereby allowing the heat from pin-like conductive elements (21) of a CPU chip (20) to be dissipated through the plurality of laterally voids around the pin-like conductive elements.