Electrical connector with retention clip

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

• an insulative base defining an end portion having a plurality of passageways for receiving a plurality of conductive terminals therein, and an extending portion extending from the end portion;
• wherein the extending portion including a first end wall adjacent to the end portion, a second end wall opposite to the first end wall, the second end wall comprising a projection protruding from an end thereof, a hook portion being inwardly formed from a top of the projection;
• a cover slidably mounted on the base;
• an actuator actuating the cover to slide along the base, the actuator comprising an operational lever, and an axle engaged with the operational lever;
• a coil spring attached to the axle, a first end of the coil spring being engaged with the operational lever to move therewith between a first position and in a second position;
• and
• a retention clip comprising a base portion, a first extending wall and a second extending wall respectively extending perpendicularly from two opposite ends of the base portion, the first extending wall and the second extending wall respectively engaged with a top face of the projection and received in a securing slot of the extending portion, for accurately retaining the operational lever in the second position.