Patent ID: 6572386
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A socket comprising:a housing; and a plurality of terminals received in the housing, each terminal comprising a securing portion inserted in the housing, a soldering portion extending from the securing portion for being soldered to a first electronic device, a mating portion, and a spring portion connected between the securing portion and the mating portion, the spring portion comprising a plurality of U-shaped sections formed on opposite sides of the securing portion, a transition section extending between one U-shaped section and the securing portion, and a plurality of connecting sections, each connecting section extending between two of the U-shaped sections and being substantially perpendicular to the U-shaped sections; wherein when the terminal interconnects with the first and second electronic devices, the U-shaped sections of the spring portion are resiliently deformed to provide a resilient force to the mating portion and the mating portion therefore engages with the second electronic device with minimized wiping relative to the second electronic device; wherein opposite first and second securing arms horizontally extend from two sides of the securing portion and are substantially perpendicular to the securing portion; wherein the connecting sections are substantially coplanar with the securing portion; wherein the transition portion is substantially perpendicular to the U-shaped portion and substantially coplanar with the securing portion, wherein a free section extends from another U-shaped section and is substantially perpendicular to the U-shaped section, and wherein the free section is substantially coplanar with the securing section and the connecting sections, wherein the mating portion extends from the another U-shaped section and adjacent the junction between the U-shaped section and the free section.