Patent ID: 6315592
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A socket for connecting to a circuit substrate an electrical component having a terminal extending along a terminal axis therefrom, the socket comprising:a base;a contact secured to the base to electrically connect the terminal to the circuit substrate, the contact comprising:a beam portion having a length along a beam axis, anda mating portion flexibly connected to the beam portion, comprising a first contact mating element having a first contact aperture, and a second contact mating element that is flexibly connected to the first contact mating element and has a second contact aperture,a cover, attached to the base, that has a lead-in aperture for receiving the terminal and allowing the terminal to enter the contact apertures; andan actuator operatively coupled to the contact, for causing the contact mating elements to rotate and to engage the terminal.