Patent ID: 6210197
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical socket for connecting a CPU and a mother board, comprising:a base having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the base defining a plurality of passageways between the top and bottom surfaces and having a first corner, a projection being formed on the top surface proximate the first corner edge, a cutout being defined in the projection;a plurality of terminals received in the passageways and soldered to the mother board;an insulative cover slidably attached to the top surface of the base, the cover defining a plurality of openings aligned with the passageways and having a second corner; anda slider plate downwardly pressing against the second corner and abutting against the projection in a first position, a distance defined by an inner end of the cutout and the slider for allowing a tool inserted thereinto to actuate the slider from the first position to a second position wherein the slider is spaced apart from the projection;further including a metal plate, and wherein an elongate recess is defined in the projection and in communication with the cutout, the metal plate being received in the recess for providing a fulcrum for the actuation of the tool;wherein the slider plate includes a first tab laterally extending from a lower end thereof, and wherein a groove is defined in the projection for slidably receiving the firs tab;wherein the slider plate includes a second tab laterally extending from an upper end of the center portion opposite the lower end for downwardly pressing against the corner edge of the cover;wherein the cover forms a standing portion on a third upper surface thereof for being pressed by the second tab of the slider plate.