Patent ID: 8721359

Claim:
A heat sink socket comprising: a heat conducting body having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface being configured to receive an electrical component, and the lower surface being configured to engage a supporting circuit board; an insulated terminal comprising: an electrical insulating body inserted into a first aperture in the heat conducting body, the first aperture extending through the heat conducting body from the upper surface to the lower surface, the first aperture having an inner aperture wall, the electrical insulating body having an outer wall that frictionally engages the inner aperture wall to secure the electrical insulating body within the first aperture, the electrical insulating body having an insulating aperture having an inner insulating aperture wall; and a first electrical terminal inserted into the insulating aperture of the electrical insulating body, the first electrical terminal having an outer wall that engages the inner insulating aperture wall to frictionally secure the first electrical terminal within the insulating aperture, the electrical terminal having an upper terminal end and a lower terminal end, a socket located at the upper terminal end which does not extend above the upper surface of the heat conducting body, the socket being configured to receive a contact of an electrical component, and an electrical connector located at the lower terminal end which extends beyond the lower surface of the heat conducting body for electrical engagement with said circuit board.