Patent ID: 6431899
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A socket assembly for electrically connecting an electronic component having male contacts to a circuit substrate, said socket assembly comprising:a base having a first plurality of openings arranged in a pattern; a cover having a second plurality of openings arranged in said pattern to receive the male contacts, said cover being slidably disposed over said base plate so as to be movable between a first position and a second position; and a plurality of base contacts, each one of said base contacts being disposed in one of said first plurality of openings such that each opening has a contact; wherein said base contacts and said male contacts are in physical contact for a continuous length along their respective surfaces when said male contacts are inserted in said first openings and said cover is moved from said first position to said second position, wherein each of said base contacts comprises a bent portion adjacent to said cover, said bent portion having a lower section and an upper section joined at a bend, and wherein the physical contact between said male contacts and said base contacts is made at the lower section of said bent portion.