Patent ID: 6126471
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A retention mechanism for receiving a CPU package therein, comprising:a base with a hollow slot for receiving a connector therein;a pair of arms vertically extending from opposite ends of the base, each of said arms defining a receiving slot along a lengthwise direction of the arm;a locking member detachably positioned atop each of said arms and received within a top portion of the corresponding receiving slot for locking the CPU package in the retention mechanism; anda leading element positioned within a middle portion of the receiving slot of each of said arms under the corresponding locking member;the locking member defining a positioning slot facing inwardly, and the leading element defining a leading slot facing inwardly; the leading slot having an inclined guiding face for facilitating insertion of the CPU package whereinsaid leading slot is dimensioned to be much narrower than the receiving slot and generally aligned with said positioning slot in a vertical direction; wherein a first width of said leading slot is slightly larger than a thickness of a lateral edge of the CPU package while a second width of said positioning slot is substantially the same as the thickness of the lateral edge of the CPU package.