Patent ID: 8851932

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a socket body having a first surface and a second surface, the socket body having a plurality of contact chambers between the first and second surfaces; and a plurality of contacts each received in a corresponding contact chamber, each of the plurality of contacts comprising: an upper contact having a plunger with a tip configured to engage a first electronic component, the upper contact having deflecting beams extending outward from the plunger, the deflecting beams engaging the socket body within the corresponding contact chamber, the deflecting beams pressing the upper contact in an outward direction from the contact chamber such that the tip extends beyond the first surface for mating with the first electronic component; and a lower contact having a base beam and a tail extending from the base beam, the tail extending to the second surface for mating with a second electronic component, the base beam engaging the plunger and being spring biased against the plunger to electrically couple the lower contact to the upper contact; wherein the plunger is retractable into the socket body against the force of the deflecting beams when mated to the first electronic component, the plunger moving relative to the lower contact with the base beam being biased against and maintaining electrical contact with the plunger as the plunger is retracted into the socket body.