Patent ID: 6313530
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G01R,H01L,H01R

Abstract:
A socket terminal assembly of the type configured to electrically connect an electrical contacting area of an integrated circuit package to a corresponding connection region of a substrate, the socket terminal assembly comprising:a socket body having an end configured to contact the corresponding connection region of the substrate and an opposite end with an opening;a pin having a first end adapted to be received within the opening of the socket body and a second end to contact the electrical contacting are of the integrated circuit;a contact spring, disposed at the opening of the socket body, to receive and apply a frictional force sufficient to retain the pin within the opening of the socket body; anda resilient member, disposed within the opening of the socket body, to apply, in response to a downward force applied to the pin, an upward force to the pin sufficient to overcome the frictional force applied by the contact spring.