Patent ID: 6669498
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A ZIF socket comprising: an insulating base having a plurality of terminals received therein, said insulating base defining an aperture therein; a cover slidably mounted on said insulating base, said cover having a receiving hole defined therein, said receiving hole being alignable with the aperture of the insulating base; and a cam mechanism comprising a cam and a base ring cooperating with the cam, the cam having a driving section engageably received in the receiving hole, a rotating section extending from the driving section and engageably received in the aperture, and a riveting section extending from the rotating section and riveted against the base ring, said riveting section having a bottom surface and a groove defined in the bottom surface; wherein said groove of the cam is configured in a shallow V-shape and placed at a center of the bottom surface of said riveting section, such that outer periphery of the riveting section has continuous bottom surface.