Patent ID: 6450825
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A zero insertion force (ZIF) socket for connecting an Integrated Circuit (IC) package to a mother board, comprising:a base defining an array of contact holes; a plurality of conductive contacts received in the contact holes; a cover movably assembled on the base and defining an array of pin holes in alignment with the contact holes of the base adapted for insertion of pins of the IC package, the cover being movable between an open position where the pins of the IC package are disconnected from the conductive contacts and a closed position where the pins of the IC package are connected with the conductive contacts; an actuator received in the cover and the base for driving the cover to move along the base in a longitudinal direction, the actuator comprising a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a third cylinder and a fourth cylinder sequentially formed thereon, the first and second cylinders having a common first axis, the third and fourth cylinders having a common second axis offset from the first axis; and an indicator engaged with the actuator and having an indicative portion longitudinally extending out of the cover in either the open position or the closed position, said indicator including an annular washer through which the actuator extends with the second cylinder received therein, said washer further defining two opposite ends engageable with a protrusion of the actuator.