Patent ID: 7988501

Claim:
An IC socket for receiving an IC package comprising: an insulative housing with a plurality of passageways thereof; and a plurality of contacts mounted within the passageways of the insulative housing respectively, the contact having a base section, an upward contact arm and a downward contact arm respectively extending from the base section, and a pair of retaining arms extending from opposite sides of the base section, the retaining arm comprising an elastic section engaging with an inner wall of the passageway and an opening adjacent to the elastic section; wherein the retaining arm and adjacent upward or downward contact arm jointly define a gap therebetween so that the elastic section deforms toward the base section while the entire retaining arm is able to deflect in an up-to-bottom plane relative to the adjacent upward and downward contact arms, when the contact is either inserted into the passageway or pulled out of the passageway along said up-to-bottom direction.