Patent ID: 9496630
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H01L,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a load plate; and a first holding member and a second holding member, wherein each of the first holding member and the second holding member are coupled to opposite sides of the load plate of a socket, each of the first holding member and the second holding member comprising a body comprising a pair of arms spaced from one another and extending from a side of the body in one direction, each arm of the respective pair of arms comprising a shelf projecting in a direction toward the other arm of the pair to accommodate a portion of an integrated circuit chip package therebetween, wherein, when the respective pair of arms are positioned, an integrated circuit chip package can be disposed within the load plate and supported between the arms of the first holding member and the arms of the second holding member.