Patent ID: 6162066
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G01R,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
Chip carrier socket for interconnecting an integrated circuit chip on a printed circuit board, said socket comprising a base portion having a chip receiving nest for positioning said chip in alignment with said printed circuit board; a locking assembly including a camming member having cam slots, a first spring and two rotatable and laterally translatable locking members having connecting members receivable in said slots wherein said locking members span said chip receiving nest from opposite sides thereof, are movable towards and away from each other, and float relative to the camming member, said camming member being movable relative to said base portion so as to move the connecting members along said slots and impart movement of said locking member relative to said base between a closed position, where said locking member at least partly overlies the chip to engage a side of said chip opposite said one side, said first spring biasing said camming member and locking member into said closed position, to an open position disengaged from said chip and laterally clear of said nest; and an upper cover assembly which applies a spring pressure against said locking member.