Patent ID: 7819693

Claim:
An LGA socket comprising: an insulative housing defining a conductive region surrounded by two pairs of sidewalls; a plurality of conductive terminals received in the conductive region; a stiffener surrounding the insulative housing and including a plurality of support plates at corners thereof; a load plate and a load lever pivotally assembled to the stiffener; a screw attached to support plate in a horizontal direction, wherein the screw comprises a head supported on the support plate at one end and a cylindrical shaft at other end with a thread formed thereon, and wherein the diameters of the head and the thread are more than the diameter of the cylindrical shaft; and a stand-off located under the support plate and provided with a through hole for the screw passing through in a vertical direction, wherein the support plate defines a slot, and the diameter of the slot is less than the thread of the screw.