Patent ID: 6083028
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A ZIF PGA socket comprising a longitudinal base defining a recess exposed to an exterior thereof, a cover slidably engaging with the base, and an actuation device comprising a cam pivotably received in the recess of the base for actuating the cover to move laterally with respect to the base;the cover having a first stop and a second stop projecting downward therefrom; andthe cam having a first driving member and a second dying member upwardly projecting beyond a surface thereof to respectively form a first acting surface and a second acting surface and a handle portion extending into the exterior of the base and the cover, the first driving member and the second driving member being located on a same side of an axis defined in a lengthwise direction of the handle portion, the first and the second acting surfaces cooperating to selectively and respectively contact and drive either the first stop or the second stop to force the cover to move laterally with respect to the base when the handle is operated causing rotation of the cam with respect to the base, a rotational plane of the cam being substantially parallel to a plane of movement of the cover.