Patent ID: 7753695

Claim:
A socket connector, for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, comprising: a base having a plurality of through holes; a cover mounted upon the base and formed with a top plate defining a plurality of holes corresponding to the through holes of the base; and a plurality of wire-shape contacts, configured by a metal haulm, and each having an elastic center portion, a contacting portion upwardly extending from a top end of the center portion, and a tail downwardly extending from a bottom end of the center portion, the contacting portion inserting into the hole of the cover, the tail being retained to the through holes of the base; and the center portion being located between the base and the top plate of the cover and providing an elastic force for upwardly urging the contacting portion when the IC package put on the cover, wherein the center portion has a horizontal bottom arm, an arc portion upwardly bent from an end of the bottom arm, and a horizontal top arm extending from a top end of the arc portion.