Patent ID: 6113411
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A contact used in a socket for electrically connecting with a pin of a chipset, comprising:a fixing portion having protrusions for being fixed in the socket;a connecting portion extending from the fixing portion; anda C-shaped mating portion connected with the connecting portion, the mating portion having a receiving body which forms a receiving space adapted for entrance of the pin of the chipset to to be in said body at a first position and having two engaging arms extending from opposite ends of the receiving portion adapted for sidewardly gripping the pin situated at a second position associated with the engaging arms, the pin electrically connecting with the mating portion when the pin of the chipset is moved from the first position to the second position, said connecting portion being connected with one of said two engaging arms, and in between the fixing portion and the mating portion; wherein the connecting portion is capable of deforming to effectuate a limited turning movement of the mating portion relative to the fixing portion about the connecting portion in response to a sideward displacement of the pin of the chipset from the second position.