Patent ID: 9385444
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electronic assembly comprising: a printed circuit (PCB); at least one socket for an integrated circuited (IC) mounted on the PCB, wherein the socket includes a socket body that includes a plurality of land grid array contacts for contacting the IC, an alignment mechanism, and a locking feature; and a cover for the socket, wherein the cover is vertically alignable with the alignment mechanism of the socket body and laterally slidable over the land grid array contacts upon alignment to engage the locking mechanism of the socket body, wherein the cover includes a first cover portion and a second cover portion, and wherein the socket body includes a first alignment mechanism and a first locking mechanism for the first cover portion, and includes a second alignment mechanism and a second locking feature for the second cover portion.