Patent ID: 7972162

Claim:
A socket, for electrically connecting a module to a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and two lateral sides disposed on two sides of the base portion, each lateral side having at least two incepting portions recessed from a vertical outside surface of the lateral side; a plurality of contacts received within the base portion of the insulative housing; and a cover pivotally assembled to the insulative housing and being rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the cover formed with a main body covering the insulating housing and a plurality of fixing portions disposed on two sides of the main body; wherein when the cover rotates downwardly to the closed position, the fixing portions of the cover directly latch with the inception portions of the insulative housing to latch the cover and the insulative housing together; and the fixing portion is bent inwardly to be an arch configuration and extends downwardly from the main body of the cover.