Electrical connector for electronic package

An electrical connector for electrically connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate, the electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative base having a plurality of conductive terminals received therein, and defining a step-like recess therethrough;
• a cover slidably attached on the base;
• a columnar cam actuator;
• and
• a base plate secured in the base, the base plate comprising a base portion and an offset portion, wherein a distance between the offset portion and the circuit substrate is greater than a distance between the base portion and the circuit substrate, and a distance between the cam actuator and the circuit substrate is greater than the distance between the base portion and the circuit substrate.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative base defining a step-like recess;
• an insulative cover slidable upon said base defining a through hole in alignment with the recess;
• a protection mechanism including a base plate received in the recess and a cover plate received in the through hole, said base plate defining a periphery region upwardly abutting against the base;
• and
• a columnar cam actuator downwardly extending through said cover plate and said base plate;
• wherein
• the cover plate is downwardly pressed by a head of the cam actuator, and a central region of said base plate is upwardly pressed by a base ring form at a bottom end of the cam actuator.