Patent ID: 7803006

Claim:
A burn-in socket comprising: a base defining a receiving space; a plurality of contacts received in the receiving space of the base; a cover pivotally mounted to the base and rotatably moving between an open position and a closed position relative to the base; and at least one separated hard stopper having screw holes mounted in the base and supporting the cover; wherein the cover includes a lid assembled to the base and a cover plate assembled to the lid; wherein the lid has a pressing member mounted thereof, the pressing member is located in a center opening of the lid and connects with the lid by a bolt; wherein the pressing member comprises a main body and a pressing portion protruding from a bottom of the main body; wherein the pressing portion has protrusions from opposite ends thereof to be adapted to touch the hard stoppers when the cover is in the closed position; and wherein the hard stopper is a metal plate.