Electrical connector assembly with pick up cap

A pick up cap mounted onto an electrical connector for providing a plane surface to be engaged by a vacuum suction device, the pick up cap comprising:

• a planar body comprising a bottom surface opposite to the plane surface, at least one passage defined in and through the planar body, said at least one passage extending aslant from the top surface to the bottom surface;
• and
• a plurality of latches formed at sides of the planar body, the latches capable of catching the connector to mount the pick up cap on the connector;
• wherein a bottom opening of said passage is located closer to a center portion of the pick up can than a top opening of the passage.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• an electrical connector adapted for being mounted onto a circuit substrate by surface mount technology (SMT), the connector comprising:
• an insulative housing with a plurality of electrical contacts therein;
• and
• a pick up cap detachably mounted to a top portion of the connector, the pick up cap having a planar body, the planar body having a planar top surface capable of being engaged by a vacuum suction device and a bottom surface, and at least one passage defined in and through the planar body between said top surface and said bottom surface, said at least one passage defining a bottom opening and a top opening respectively in the bottom surface and the top surface, wherein
• said at least one passage is not of a vertical type relative to the planar body under a condition that the bottom opening and the top opening are not aligned with each other in a vertical direction perpendicular to the top surface;
• wherein
• said passage is essentially constantly communicative to an exterior above said top opening without blocking so as to assure air flows between the passage and the exterior.

A pick up cap mounted onto an electrical connector for providing a plane surface to be engaged by a vacuum suction device, the pick up cap comprising:

• a planar body comprising a bottom surface opposite to the plane surface, at least one passage defined in and through the planar body, said at least one passage defining a top opening in the top surface and a bottom opening in the bottom surface;
• and
• at least one latch extending from the planar body for catching the connector;
• wherein
• the top opening and the bottom opening are not aligned with each other in a vertical direction perpendicular to said planar body;
• wherein
• the top opening and the bottom opening are permanently communicative to each other without blocking so as to assure air flows in said passage.