Patent ID: 8096822
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An IC socket comprising: a base receiving a plurality of contacts; a lid mounted upon the base and being able to be operated between a first position away from the base and a second position adjacent to the base; at least one latch mounted in the base and driven by the lid to open and close and defining a recess; and at least one stopper disposed on the lid and received in the recess when the lid is located at the first position to prevent the lid from removing from the base; wherein the contacts are sandwich by a plurality of plates, and each contact comprises a mating portion extending beyond a top edge of the plate, a tail extending beyond a bottom edge of the plate, and a retention portion and two curved portions positioned between the mating portion and the tail; wherein one of the two curved portion links the retention portion and the mating portion and the other curved portion links the retention portion and the tail.