Patent ID: 6450827
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A socket for use with an Integrated Circuit (IC) package, comprising:a base; a cover slidably attached to the base, the cover defining a seat comprising first and second stop walls, a through hole being defined in the seat, the cover being slidable between a first position and a second position relative to the base; an actuator comprising a head, an actuating portion extending from the head and an eccentric pin extending downwardly from the actuating portion, the actuating portion being rotatably received in the through hole of the cover, the eccentric pin being rotatably received in the base; and an indicator attached to the actuator and received in the seat of the cover, wherein when the cover is located at the first position, the indicator has a lever abutting against the first stop wall of cover, and when the cover is located at the second position, the lever abuts against the second stop wall of the cover; wherein the indicator further comprises a body defining a through opening for extension of the actuating portion of the actuator, and said lever extends from the body for abutting against the first and second stop walls of the cover with first and second stop surfaces of the lever, respectively; wherein a third stop wall is formed at the seat of the cover, and wherein a third stop surface is formed at the body of the indicator and abuts against the third stop wall of the cover when the cover is located at the first position.