Electrical connector

A socket for connecting an electrical component to a substrate, comprising:

• a housing, including:
• a contact mountable to the substrate and adapted to engage a terminal of the electrical component, and
• housing guidance structure;
• a frame mountable to the substrate and supporting said housing, said frame including frame guidance structure;
• and
• a cover slideably secured to said frame and including:
• first guidance structure that corresponds to said housing guidance structure so that said cover aligns with said housing and can move between a first and a second position;
• second guidance structure that corresponds to said frame guidance structure so that said cover can travel between said first position and said second position;
• and
• an opening so that said contact can engage the terminal of the electrical component.

An electrical system, comprising:

• a electrical component having a terminal;
• a substrate having a conductive element;
• and
• an electrical connector mounted to said substrate and adapted to removably secure said electrical component to said substrate, comprising:
• a housing, including:
• a contact mounted to said substrate and adapted to engage a terminal of said electrical component, and
• housing guidance structure;
• a frame mountable to said substrate and supporting said housing, said frame including frame guidance structure;
• and
• a cover slideably secured to said frame and including:
• first guidance structure that corresponds to said housing guidance structure so that said cover aligns with said housing and can move between a first and a second position;
• second guidance structure that corresponds to said frame guidance structure so that said cover can travel between said first position and said second position;
• and
• an opening so that said contact can engage said terminal of said electrical component.

An electrical connector mountable to a substrate, comprising:

• a frame mountable to the substrate;
• a contact housing sub-assembly loosely coupled to said frame, the contact housing sub-assembly comprising a first layer in juxtaposition with a second layer, each of said first layer and said second layer including a peripheral wall comprising sections of reduced thickness such that the flexibility of said first and second layers is increased;
• and
• a plurality of contacts extending through said contact housing sub-assembly and mountable to the substrate.

An electrical connector mountable to a substrate, comprising:

• a frame mountable to the substrate;
• a contact housing loosely coupled to said frame, said housing including a plurality of apertures comprising deformable ribs extending inwardly therein;
• and
• a plurality of contacts extending through said contact housing, at least partially retained by said deformable ribs, and mountable to the substrate.