Patent ID: 7104827

Claim:
A central processing unit (CPU) socket comprising: a base having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, an outer edge and having a cavity defined through the top and the bottom of the base; a catch extending from the outer edge of the base; a seat in the base and having a top portion; a bottom extending out from the bottom portion of the base; a recess defined in the top of the seat; and multiple mounting holes defined through the bottom of the seat in multiple lines; a cover mounted pivotally on the base and having a front portion; a rear portion mounted pivotally on the rear portion of the base; and a latch member tab formed on the front of the cover; and a latch mounted pivotally on the base and having a locking arm mounted pivotally on the front of the base and having two ends on the locking tab in between the two ends formed in the locking arm and selectively engaging the latch tab on the cover; and a lever extending from one end of the locking arm, selectively engaging the catch on the base and having a grip formed on a distal end of the lever; multiple elongated contacting tabs mounted respectively through the mounting holes in the seat, aligned respectively with the contacts on the bottom of the CPU and each contacting tab extending upwardly having a curved top contact end and a bottom end; and multiple contacting tab holders formed on the seat, and extending upwardly from the seat in the recess and aligned respectively below the contacts, the curved top contact ends of the contacting tabs and each contacting tab holder having a curved top surface corresponding to and securely holding the curved top contact end of a corresponding contacting tab when the contacting tab is pressed down toward the contacting tab holder by a CPU; and a CPU backplate mounted on the top ends of a cushion in the recess of the seat and having an outer edge and multiple slots defined through the CPU backplate and aligned respectively with the contacting tabs in the seat.