Patent ID: 6050836
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G01R,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
Socket apparatus for removably mounting an electronic package having a plurality of leads arranged in a selected pattern comprisinga base having a bottom wall,a cover having a centrally disposed opening therethrough received on the base and being movable toward and away from the bottom wall,spring members mounted on the base biasing the cover away from the bottom wall,an actuator member aligned with the opening in the cover and movably mounted on the base toward and away from the bottom wall between lower and upper positions and being interconnected with the cover, the actuator member having a bottom portion having a grid forming a plurality of contact receiving apertures therethrough, the actuator member having electronic package supporting surfaces thereon,a plurality of elongated contacts mounted in the bottom wall, the contacts each having a pair of arms relatively movable between open and closed contact positions extending upwardly from the bottom wall, each pair of arms received through apertures in the grid biasing the arms to one of the open and closed contact positions when the actuator member is in the lower position, andelectronic package loading surfaces formed on the base disposed at a location between the lower and upper positions of the electronic package supporting surfaces of the actuator member as it moves toward and away from the base and interdigitated with the electronic package supporting surfaces of the actuation member, the electronic package being received on the electronic supporting surfaces when the actuator member is in the upper position and being transferred to the electronic package mounting surfaces as the actuator member moves to its lower position.