Patent ID: 7789717
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for receiving a central process unit comprising: a first insulative housing defining a plurality of receiving channels extending along a first direction; a second insulative housing located above the first insulative housing and defining a plurality of passageways aligned to corresponding receiving channels; a third insulative housing located below the first insulative housing and defining a plurality of holes extending therethrough and aligned to corresponding passageways; and a plurality of thin, elongated contacts received in the first, the second and the third insulative housing; wherein each thin, elongated contact has a contact portion positioned above a top surface of the second insulative housing, a tail portion extending through the holes of the third insulative housing, and a base portion retained in the first and the second insulative housing; wherein the second insulative housing is capable of moving along a second direction above the first housing and each passageway defines an inner sidewall; and wherein the base portion of the thin, elongated contact abuts against the inner sidewall of the passageway of the second insulative housing, wherein the contact has a base portion, two arm portions extending from two sides of the base portion and forming a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the base portion and the arm portions are U shaped.