Electrical connector with pick cap up

An electrical connector comprising:

• an unitary longitudinal insulative housing defining an uninterrupted central slot along a lengthwise direction thereof, the central slot defining a middle portion in said lengthwise direction, said housing including opposite first and second lengthwise walls located at two elongated side of said wall in a transverse direction perpendicular to said lengthwise direction;
• a cavity recessed from an inner face of the central slot along said transverse direction,
• an expanded portion integrally formed on an exterior face of the second wall and in alignment with the cavity in said transverse direction;
• and
• a pick up cap attached to the housing, the pick up cap having a baseplate which defines a first plane provided for gripping by a vacuum device and a second plane parallel to the first plane, a plurality of engaging legs extending from the second plane of the basepalte and propping on inner face of the first, second portions of the first side wall and a plurality of resilient arms extending from the second plane and propping on the inner face of the transitional portion of the first side wall.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• an insulative housing defining two opposite side walls with therebetween an elongated slot extending along a longitudinal direction of the housing;
• a recess formed in one of said side walls and communicating with the slot in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction;
• two rows of contacts respectively disposed in the side walls, each of said contacts defining a contacting portion extending into the slot in said transverse direction;
• and
• a pick-up cap including a horizontal plate covering a top face of the housing, a first downwardly extending plate engagably received in the recess, and a second downwardly extending plate received within the slot.