Socket connector having leading-and-positioning arrangement within a passageway and method for mating with the same

Abstract

An electrical connector () includes an insulating base () defining therein a plurality of receiving units () each surrounded by sidewalls (). A cover () is moveably disposed on the insulating base () and includes a plurality of apertures () each aligned with the receiving units (). A driving mechanism () is disposed on the base to drive the cover () to move along the base (). Each receiving unit () includes a leading-and-positioning arrangement () extending from an inner sidewall () thereof, and dividing the receiving unit into a first space () and a second space (). A plurality of terminals () is received in said receiving units (), each comprises a contacting portion () projecting into the second space () of the receiving unit ().