Patent ID: 8105093

Claim:
A socket assembly, comprising: a socket mounted on a circuit plate for holding an integrated circuit (IC), the socket comprising: a first fixing member, comprising at least one electric portion, at least one elastic connecting portion, and a first buckling portion, the at least one elastic connecting portion interconnecting the at least one electric portion and the first buckling portion; and a second fixing member, comprising at least one electric portion, at least one elastic connecting portion, and a second buckling portion, the at least one elastic connecting portion interconnecting the at least one electric portion and the second buckling portion; wherein when the IC is attached to the socket, the first buckling portion and the second buckling portion are initially disengaged from each other, at least one pin of the IC is electrically connected with at least one of the electric portions, the first buckling portion and the second buckling portion are brought together with the elastic connecting portions elastically deforming, and the first buckling portion and the second buckling portion are locked together and hold the IC in the socket.