Patent ID: 7632127
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A socket comprising: surface mounted contacts, wherein the surface mounted contacts are a plurality of conductive metal pads that directly attach to surface connections on a printed circuit board; an elongated housing comprising at least two members that are coupled together and disposed to form an aperture in between the at least two members, wherein the surface mounted contacts extend from the aperture, and wherein at least one dimension of the at least two members is selected to compensate for a difference between coefficients of thermal expansion between the socket and a printed circuit board; at least one clip connected to the at least two members; at least one mounting member disposed on an external edge on each of the at least two members; and at least one slot disposed along a bottom edge of the at least one clip, wherein the at least one slot corresponds to the at least one mounting member, and wherein the at least one slot connects to the at least one mounting member; wherein the at least one mounting member is a plurality of mounting members disposed on the external edge on each of the at least two members, and wherein the at least one slot is a plurality of slots disposed along the bottom edge of the at least one clip, and wherein the plurality of slots connects to the plurality of mounting members.