Patent ID: 7857634

Claim:
A socket connector for receiving an electronic device, comprising: an insulative housing having a base and a pair of sidewalls located at opposite sides of the base, the base and the sidewalls jointly defining a receiving space for the electronic device; a plurality of contacts retained in the base; and at least one positioning member attached to the sidewall and comprising a soldering section capable of being soldered onto a printed circuit board on which the insulative housing is mounted, and a positioning section protruding into the receiving space and capable of positioning the electrical device, wherein the positioning section goes over the sidewall via a top surface of the sidewall, wherein the positioning member further comprises a retaining section engaged within a retaining slot formed in the sidewall and interconnecting the soldering section and the positioning section, wherein the insulative housing has a rear end between the sidewalls defining an opening allowing the electronic device to pass through and further comprising a cover pivotally connected to a front end of the insulative housing opposite to the rear end, the cover has two opposite side sheets respectively formed with a latching member, which engages a hard stop formed on the sidewall of the insulative housing, wherein each sidewall is featured with two said positioning members, wherein the contacts are arranged in two rows, and respectively have contacting arms extending into the receiving space.