Patent ID: 6413110
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A socket for connecting to a circuit substrate an electrical component having a terminal extending along a terminal axis therefrom, the socket comprising:a base; a contact secured to the base to electrically connect the terminal to the circuit substrate, the contact comprising a beam portion having a length, and a contact mating portion at an angle with the beam portion and having a contact aperture therein to receive the terminal; a cover, attached to the base, that has a lead-in aperture for receiving the terminal and allowing the terminal to enter the contact aperture; and a deflection member for causing the contact mating portion to rotate relative to the terminal axis and to engage the terminal at a first location and at a second location that is opposite the first location and proximate the beam portion, wherein the deflection member has an aperture through which the beam portion extends, for causing the contact mating portion to rotate relative to the terminal axis when the deflection member is moved relative to the beam portion.