Patent ID: 6219241
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A socket system, comprising:an electronic package;a heat sink having heat sink alignment and retention protrusions;a socket for coupling said electronic package and said heat sink, said socket comprising:a base having a plurality of receptacles adapted to receive electrical connections of said electronic package, and a lever retention protrusion extending laterally from a sidewall;a top plate slidably mounted on the base, having a plurality of pin insertion apertures adapted to permit insertion of the electrical connections of said electronic package; anda cam mechanism which is operable for sliding the top plate over the base between an open position and a closed position, to permit insertion of the electrical connections of said electronic package into respective insertion apertures of the base and to secure the electrical connections of said electronic package with respective receptacles of the base, while simultaneously securing said heat sink on top of said electronic package, via said lever retention protrusion extending laterally from the sidewall of the base.