Patent ID: 6746251
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An open top type IC socket comprising:a socket body; and a cover member mounted vertically movable to the socket body to open and close contacts; wherein said socket body has a mounting portion to support an IC package, and said cover member has an opening facing said mounting portion and inclined guide wall surfaces leading to said opening and adapted to guide the IC package to be mounted onto the mounting portions; and wherein the inclined guide wall surfaces are arranged symmetrical with respect to longitudinal and lateral center lines of the opening, and each inclined guide wall surface comprises a first inclined guide wall surface traversing each of the center lines, a second inclined guide wall surface provided at each corner portion and having an inclination angle larger than inclination angle of the first inclined guide wall surface, and a third inclined guide wall surface connecting to the first and second inclined guide wall surfaces.