Patent ID: 8210854
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical socket assembly configured to transmit power between a circuit board and a power contact, the socket assembly comprising: a socket housing comprising coupling and flange portions and having a contact cavity that extends through the coupling and flange portions along a central axis, the socket housing having a socket contact in the contact cavity that is configured to electrically engage the power contact when received by the contact cavity, the coupling and flange portions having different peripheral contours that extend about the central axis, the peripheral contour of the coupling portion being sized and shaped to permit the coupling portion to be inserted through a thru-hole of the circuit board, the peripheral contour of the flange portion being sized and shaped to prevent the flange portion from advancing through the thru-hole of the circuit board; and a fastener configured to be secured to the coupling portion, the fastener and the flange portion having respective mating surfaces that face each other in opposite directions along the central axis, the mating surfaces being configured to grip the circuit board therebetween such that the socket housing has a fixed position with respect to the circuit board, wherein the socket housing includes a conductive path that extends through the socket housing between the power contact and the circuit board and transmits power to or from the circuit board.