Patent ID: 6220884
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical socket mounted on a mother board for engaging with a CPU and electrically connecting the CPU to the mother board comprising:a base having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the base including an insulative body defining a plurality of passageways between the first and second surfaces;a plurality of terminals received in the passageways for engaging with connecting pins of the CPU;a plurality of solder balls disposed between the base and the mother board for being soldered to connect the terminals and the mother board for soldering the terminals to said mother board; andan insulative cover having a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface and facing the first surface and including a plurality of apertures aligned with the passageways, a plurality of standoffs projecting from the fourth surface proximate edges of the cover, the cover being slidably attached to the base, the standoffs abutting against the mother board after the solder balls are soldered to the mother board.