Patent ID: 6974335

Claim:
A module socket, comprising: a first member having a planar section and an edge section, the planar section having a plurality of openings and the edge section having a plurality of protrusions; a second member in contact with the first member, the second member having a planar section and an edge section, the planar section having a plurality of openings aligned with the plurality of openings in the first member; a plurality of electrical contacts positioned in the openings of the first and second members; and an alignment plate having a planar section and an edge section, the alignment plate being adapted to receive a module and the edge section having a plurality of cavities, wherein the alignment plate is in contact with the second member in accordance with the module being of a first form factor, the alignment plate is in contact with the first member in accordance with the module being of a second form factor, and the plurality of cavities mate with the plurality of protrusions when the alignment plate is in contact with the first member.