Patent ID: 7524199

Claim:
A socket assembly for an Integrated Circuit (IC) package, the socket assembly comprising: a socket body capable of engaging the IC package, the socket body further capable of being mounted on a printed circuit board; and a Pick-and-Place (PnP) cap comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the PnP cap capable of being detachably mounted on the socket body, the PnP cap further comprising: a raised portion configured on the upper surface of the PnP cap, the raised portion comprising multiple chamfered portions, wherein each of the multiple chamfered portions project out from the raised portion, and wherein the multiple chamfered portions enable detachment of the PnP cap from the socket body; wherein the raised portion further comprises a second plurality of latches projecting out from at least one lateral edge of the raised portion; and wherein at least one latch of the second plurality of latches comprises at least one chamfered portion of the multiple chamfered portions at a bottom surface of the at least one latch.