Patent ID: 6832919
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A land grid array (LGA) socket comprising:an insulative housing receiving a multiplicity of electrical contacts; a reinforcing plate attached on the housing; and a clip and a lever respectively mounting on two opposite ends of the housing; wherein the lever comprises a driving portion and a driven portion, a baffle depends from a side of the reinforcing plate, and the baffle prevents the lever from disengaging the housing; and wherein the housing defines an electric section, a plurality of second troughs are defined in the housing around the electric section, and a plurality of flakes extend from the reinforcing plate corresponding to the troughs of the housing; and wherein the housing defines a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side, a pair of braces extends from two opposite ends respectively of the front side for holding the lever; and wherein the housing defines a generally trapezoidal clip-receiving trough in the front side thereof, the clip-receiving trough defines a pair of opposite openings in opposite external surfaces of the housing; and wherein the housing defines a pair of first troughs on one end of the housing, a notch is defined in a center of the rear side, the clip defines a pair of curved mounting portions being received in the corresponding mounting troughs of the housing, a curved securing portion is formed between the mounting portions mating with the notch of the housing; and wherein an engagement portion extends from one end of the clip bending to the housing and received in the clip-receiving trough of the housing; and wherein the curved mounting portions of the clip being received in the corresponding mounting troughs of the housing, and the camber securing portion mating with the notch of the housing; and wherein opposite lateral sides of the clip are bent slightly downwardly to form a pair of clasping portion; and wherein an offset fastening portion formed at a center of the driven portion of the lever, the offset fastening portion engaging and pressing on the engagement surface of the clip; and wherein the reinforcing plate is made of metal; and wherein a baffle depends from one side of the reinforcing plate, the baffle being located between the braces of the housing and stay a gap toward the front side of the housing after the reinforcing plate being installed on the housing.