Patent ID: 7083430

Claim:
A land grid array socket comprising: a housing comprising a floor and a plurality of sidewalls extending around a periphery of the floor, the floor and the sidewalls cooperatively defining a receiving space for receiving an electronic package; a clip attached on the housing to press the electronic package; a lever for pressing the clip; a stiffener partly covering and reinforcing the housing, the stiffener comprising a first end for pivotably engaging with the clip and an opposite second end for engaging with the lever; wherein at least one rigid block is formed in the sidewall that is nearer the second end of the stiffener than the first end of the stiffener, the rigid block extends inwardly into the receiving space, to protect the sidewalls of the housing from being scrapingly damaged during inserting the package into the housing wherein the rigid block extends beyond an inner side of the sidewall towards the receiving space.