Electrical connector for an electronic package

Claim 1

An electrical connector for mounting a planar leadless electronic component package (100) on a substrate (300), comprising a housing (1) of electrically insulating material carrying a plurality of electrical contacts (200) providing first contact points for engagement with conductors on the package (100) and second contact points for engagement with conductors on the substrate (300), and a lid (7) which when connected to the housing (1) in a closed condition (Figure 7) serves to urge a package (100) mounted on the housing (1), into contact with the first contact points of the contacts, and to secure the package (100) to the connector, characterised in that the housing 11) is formed at its periphery with a plurality of holes (6) each to receive a bolt (12) by which the connector is to be secured to the substrate (300), the lid (7) being in the form of a spring member having a plurality of forked portions (11) engageable under the heads of respective bolts (12) when securing the connector to the substrate (300) and having hold-down portions (9) resilient relative to the forked portions (11) and arranged to engage the package (100) and hold the package (100) on the housing (1).