Patent ID: 6264479
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
A handler socket having confronting surfaces adapted to be connected to an electrical part and a circuit substrate for an electrical conduction between the electrical part and the circuit substrate, said handler socket comprising:a socket body, including a top surface, a bottom surface, and side surfaces, said top surface adapted to receive the electrical part, and said bottom surface adapted to receive the circuit substrate;a plurality of contact pins contacting the electrical part and the circuit substrate so as to electrically connect the electrical part with the circuit substrate; anda holder configured to hold the plurality of contact pins, said holder adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from the socket body;each of said contact pins having contact portions and being held to the holder so that the contact portions project from the confronting surfaces, andsaid holder being removably mounted on a first side surface of said side surfaces of the socket body.