Patent ID: 6648655
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An electrical socket for mounting on a circuit board and electrically connecting an electrical device to the circuit board, the socket comprising:an insulative housing having a plurality of passageways defined therein; a plurality of electrical terminals received in the passageways, each of the terminals having a contact portion for contacting the electrical device and an opposite solder portion for electrically connecting with the circuit board; at least one supporting member arranged in the housing and including a base portion connecting with the housing and at least one arm extending from the base portion, a deflectable block being formed at a free end of the at least one arm; wherein the block comprises a first supporting portion protruding beyond a top surface of the housing and a second supporting portion extending toward a bottom surface of the housing; wherein the housing defines at least one slot between the top and bottom surfaces thereof and receiving the at least one supporting member therein; wherein a free end of the second supporting portion is substantially flush with the bottom surface of the housing; wherein the contact portion protrudes beyond the top surface of the housing, and a free end of the solder portion is substantially flush with the bottom surface of the housing; wherein a plurality of solder balls are soldered to corresponding solder portions of the contacts, and the solder balls support the socket for spacing the socket a predetermined distance from the circuit board.