Patent ID: 7338308

Claim:
An IC socket assembly comprising: a socket body adapted to accommodate an IC package and defining opposite first and second longitudinal ends ( 103 , 101 ) along a front-to-back direction; a press member pivotal defining opposite first and second end sections ( 123 , 121 ) along said front-to-back direction, said first end section ( 123 ) pivotally attached to the first longitudinal end ( 103 ); a press cover defining opposite first and second end ( 1403 , 1401 ) along said front-to-back direction, the second end ( 1401 ) pivotally attached to the second end section ( 121 ) and at least one catches ( 148 ) extending form lateral side of the second end ( 1401 ); a latching member ( 141 ) pivotally attached to the first end ( 1403 ) with a locking portion locked to the socket body around said first end; wherein a plurality of terminals are disposed in the socket body and provide an upward forces to indirectly urge the press member and the press cover upwardly; wherein the first end of the press cover defines a slit with a pair of downwardly extending portions respectively formed at opposite side edges of the slit.