Patent ID: 11862887
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method for connecting a processor to a socket, comprising:
placing the processor in a cover removal position above a laterally removable pin cover connected to the socket, wherein the socket includes a plurality of connector pins configured to electrically connect with a plurality of connector pads on the processor;
engaging the processor with a position maintenance feature to maintain the processor in the cover removal position;
laterally removing the pin cover from the socket based on the processor being positioned in the cover removal position; and
moving the processor into an installed position on the socket based on disengaging the processor from the position maintenance feature, wherein, in the installed position, the plurality of connector pins are in contact with the plurality of connector pads on the processor.