Patent ID: 8177561

Claim:
A socket contact terminal for electrical connection between a connection portion formed of a metal conductor on a printed circuit board and a connection terminal of an IC package, the socket contact comprising: a metal terminal having an angular U shape including a main columnar portion and arm portions on both sides thereof; and an elastomeric member attached to the metal terminal, wherein a metal surface is exposed from an outer surface of each of the arm portions of the metal terminal, wherein the elastomeric member is firmly held between the arm portions of the metal terminal so as to exhibit a repulsive force when the arm portions are pressed in the direction that the arm portions approach each other, wherein the central portion of the main columnar portion of the metal terminal is formed to have a larger width than the other portions of the main columnar portion, in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the main columnar portion, and wherein at least a portion of the main columnar portion of the metal terminal is folded back on itself to have a larger thickness than the other portions of the main columnar portion.