Patent ID: 6439913
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A ZIF socket assembly comprising:a socket including a base and a cover slidably mounted upon said base in a front-to-back direction; a plurality of terminals disposed in the base; a plurality of through holes in the cover in alignment with the corresponding terminals, respectively; a recess formed around one end of the base; a slot defined around one end of the cover in alignment with the recess; an integrated circuit chip positioned upon the cover; and a protector disposed on the integrated circuit chip; wherein said protector includes a plurality of legs extending downwardly for attaching to and protecting edges of the integrated circuit chip and a raised contacting portion extending upwardly from one end thereof and being located above the integrated circuit chip and adjacent to both said recess and said slot and in between said legs whereby a tool is adapted to be inserted into both the recess and the slot and to be rotatably moved relative to the base and engage the raised contacting portion to move all the cover, the integrated circuit chip and the protector in said front-to-back direction while without touching or imposing downward forces upon the integrated circuit chip.