Patent ID: 7435124
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A land grid array socket comprising: a dielectric housing having a top surface and a bottom surface with a plurality of passages extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface; a plurality of conductive terminals secured to corresponding passages, respectively; a metallic stiffener disposed beside the housing, the stiffener having a pair of transversely oriented flanges, one of the flanges having a center groove and a pair of longitudinally oriented discrete sidewalls rising upwardly from a periphery of a bottom wall thereof, and each of the sidewalls formed by at lest two discontinued end blocks respectively adjacent to the flanges; a metal load plate pivotally attached to one of the transverse flanges for downwardly pressing a land grid array package seated on the conductive terminals toward the housing wherein one edge of the load plate has a stopper extended outwardly and to be positioned in the groove; and a lever moveably coupled to the other transverse flange for locking the load plate in position; wherein one of the blocks is formed with an arched hook to hold the lever; wherein the load plate comprises a pair of bent sections extending downwardly from two edges thereof, when the load plate is oriented to the closed position, the bent sections are located between the two opposing discrete sidewalls.