Electrical connector equipped with dual levers

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing dimensioned and configured for receiving an electronic package therein and mounting to a printed circuit board;
• a metallic stiffener at least partially surrounding the housing and defining a first pivot section at a rear end and a second pivot section at a front end opposite to each other in a front-to-back direction;
• a first lever including a first pivot pivotally mounted upon the first pivot section, and a first handle moveable in a first vertical plane between a first open position and a first closed position, an offset section formed on the first pivot of the first lever, a first angled end section formed on the first lever;
• a second lever including a second pivot pivotally mounted upon the second pivot section, and a second handle moveable in a second vertical plane between a second open position and a second closed position, a second angled end section formed on the second handle;
• a locking tab formed on the stiffener to retain the second handle in position;
• and
• a load plate pivotally mounted upon the offset section and moveable between an open position and a closed position;
• wherein
• both said first end section and said second end section are configured and dimensioned to have the first end section and the second end section closely confronting each other when both the first handle of the first lever in the first closed position and the second handle of the second lever in the second closed position so as not to allow the second handle to be inwardly and sideward moved to be unlocked from the locking tab unless the first handle of the first lever is already moved from the first closed position to the first open position.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing dimensioned and configured for receiving an electronic package therein and mounting to a printed circuit board;
• a metallic stiffener at least partially surrounding the housing and defining a rear end and a front end opposite to each other in a front-to-back direction, wherein a first pivot section is formed on the rear end;
• a first lever including a first pivot pivotally mounted upon the first pivot section, and a first handle moveable in a first vertical plane between a first open position and a first closed position, an offset section formed on the first pivot of the first lever;
• a load plate including a front free section and a rear fixing section opposite to each other in the front-to-back direction wherein said rear fixing section pivotally mounted upon the offset section and moveable between an open position and a closed position;
• and
• a retention device located around the front end of the stiffener and adapted to downwardly press the free section of the load plate when the load plate is moved to the closed position;
• wherein
• the first pivot section forms at least an upstanding stopper restricting both the load plate and the first lever from excessively rearwardly/outwardly moving while allowing more than ninety degrees rotation of the load plate between the open position and the closed position, as well as of the first pivot between the first open position and the first closed position, thus assuring loading/unloading the electronic package with regard to the housing without interference against either load plate and the first lever.