Patent ID: 7956631

Claim:
A test socket, for connecting the semiconductor package and a printed circuit board comprising: a base having a retaining board defining a plurality of first receiving holes and a positioning board defining a plurality of second receiving holes; and a plurality of contacts received in the base, the contact having a contacting portion, an elastic portion and a retaining portion, the elastic portion disposed between the retaining board and the positioning board and protruding rightward at a center part thereof to form an upper arm and a lower arm, the contacting portion extending from the upper arm and inserting into the second receiving hole of the positioning board, the retaining portion extending downwardly and vertically to engage with the first receiving hole of the retaining board, the contacting portion defining an acute angle with a horizontal line in a right hand before contacting with the semiconductor package, and rotating leftward relative to a vertical line when being depressed by a downward force.