Patent ID: 8257098

Claim:
A socket connector, comprising: a socket body comprising a base and a first sidewall and a second sidewall respectively located by opposite sides of the base, the first sidewall and the second sidewall being respectively formed with a first protrusion and a second protrusion; a plurality of contacts received in the socket body; and a pick-up cap mounted upon the socket body and comprising a cover section and a first flange and a second flange which respectively extend downwardly from opposite sides of the cover section, and which are respectively engaged with the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the socket body, the first flange and the second flange being respectively formed with a first notch and a second notch arranged in asymmetrical manner and engaged with the first protrusion and the second protrusion, respectively; wherein the first sidewall has two said first protrusions and the first flange correspondingly has two said notches, while the second sidewall has only one said second protrusion and the second flange correspondingly has only one said second notch; and wherein the pick-up has a hook extending downwardly from the cover section and the socket body has a recess engaging the hook such that the pick-up cap is attached onto the socket body.