Patent ID: 7455526

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly for electrically engaging an integrated circuit (IC) package with a printed circuit board (PCB), the electrical connector assembly comprising: a socket body comprising an array of contacts on a first surface for electrically engaging the IC package, the socket body capable of being surface mounted on the PCB; a pick-and-place (PnP) cap capable of being removably attached to a periphery of the socket body, the PnP cap configured to cover the first surface of the socket body; and a loading mechanism comprising a loading plate capable of being mounted over the socket body and the PnP cap, wherein the PnP cap is further capable of detachably engaging the loading plate while mounting the loading plate over the PnP cap; and wherein the PnP cap comprises at least one protrusion configured on a raised portion of the PnP cap to detachably engage the loading plate.