Patent ID: 8460012

Claim:
A socket protection device comprising: a fixing member to be secured to a circuit board and adjacent to a sidewall of a socket on the circuit board, the fixing member comprising a pair of first connecting blocks parallel to each other, each of the first connecting blocks defining a first shaft hole; a cover comprising a first cover rotatably connected to the fixing member, a second cover detachably latched to the first cover, a second connecting block defining a second shaft hole, and a first latching portion and a second latching portion which are arranged opposite to the second connecting block; a limiting member to be secured to the circuit board and opposite to the fixing member across of the socket; and an operation member comprising a shaft and an operation rod perpendicular secured to the shaft, the shaft passing through one of the first shaft holes, the second shaft hole, and the other one of the first shaft holes in sequence to rotatably connect the cover to the fixing member; wherein, when the operation rod is pressed to drive the shaft to rotate, the cover is rotated toward the socket by the rotation of the shaft, when the cover covers the socket, the first latching portion latches the limiting member, and the second latching portion latches the operation rod.