Electrical connector with operation lever positioning configuration

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

• a base comprising a plurality of electrical terminals, a locating slot being defined in one end of the base;
• a cover slidably attached on the base, the cover defining a retaining slot corresponding to the locating slot, the locating slot and the retaining slot cooperatively defining a retaining space;
• and
• an actuation device comprising a camshaft pivotably received in the retaining space;
• wherein a locating recess is defined in the camshaft, the camshaft defines a locating wall at the locating recess, the locating wall is parallel to an axis of rotation of the camshaft, the base at the locating slot defines two retaining surfaces each parallel to the axis of rotation of the camshaft, and the retaining surfaces respectively engage with the locating wall to position the actuation device at each of two respective limits of its range of movement.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative base with a plurality of terminals therein;
• a cover mounted on the base and moveable relative to the base in a front-to-back direction;
• said base and said cover commonly defining an elongated retaining space extending along a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction;
• an actuation device including a camshaft received in said retaining space, said camshaft being rotatable about an axis along said transverse direction;
• the camshaft defining an engagement surface, and
• first and second abutment surfaces defined in said retaining space;
• wherein
• when said cover is located in an open position relative to the base, said engagement surface contacts the first abutment surface, while when said cover is located in a closed position relative to the base, said engagement surface contacts the second abutment surface.