Circuit board electrical connector

Claim 1

A circuit board electrical connector, comprises: a housing made from an insulation material so as to provide a holding section and a pair of guiding sections extending upwardly from opposite ends of said holding section; a plurality of contact elements arranged in said holding section; a receiving recess provided in said holding section for receiving a circuit board such that contact pads of said circuit board are brought into contact with said contact elements; an ejector provided on said housing for ejecting said circuit board from said holding section; a slide portion provided on said ejector for sliding along one of said guiding sections and having surface means at a lower end thereof; a finger portion provided on said ejector and having bearing means abutted on said surface means of said slide portion when said ejector is attached to said housing so that when said slide portion is depressed downward in a solely vertical direction, said bearing means receives a pushing force from said slide portion and moves downwardly; and fulcrum means provided on said holding section for supporting said finger portion between said bearing means and a front end of said finger portion so that when said slide portion is depressed downwardly, said finger portion rotates to lift said circuit board with said front end of said finger portion, thereby ejecting said circuit board from said electrical connector.