Patent ID: 6179640
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A socket for use in testing a packaged integrated circuit having a plurality of leads extending therefrom, said socket comprising:a) a first member for receiving an integrated circuit and having a plurality of holes for receiving leads extending form the package the first member including a plurality of holes arranged in two parallel rows for receiving leads from a dual in-line integrated circuit packageb) a second member having a plurality of contacts for engaging the leads, the first and second members being arranged to permit relative lateral translation thereof, the second member including two slots with wires extending across each slot, each slot being aligned with a row, andc) a lateral translation device for sliding the first member relative to the second member and moving leads extending through the first member into engagement with the contacts, the lateral translation device comprising a cam which includes a circular pin extending from the second member through a hole in the first member, the hole having a diameter larger than the diameter of the pin, the pin being rotatably attached to the second member with the point of rotation being offset from the center of the pin.