Patent ID: 8968019
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06F,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A socket for providing electrical connections between a plurality of cards and a board, the socket comprising: a plurality of receptacles, wherein when the socket is in an open state, one or more of a plurality of cards may be inserted into or removed from the plurality of receptacles in the socket, and when a card is inserted in the socket, it is substantially orthogonal to the board and wherein when the socket is moved to a closed state, the card moves towards a position where the card is parallel to the board, and one or more levers and a frame, wherein the socket may be closed by applying force to the one or more levers and the socket may be locked in the closed state by placing a tab on each of the one or more levers under the frame of the socket, and wherein the socket may be opened by pushing each of the one or more levers away from the frame of the socket such that the tab on each of the one or more levers is not under the frame of the socket.