Patent ID: 7654828

Claim:
A socket, adapted for electrically connecting a printed circuit board to an IC package, comprising: a housing defining a mating face and a mounting face opposed to the mating face and a plurality of angular passageways extending from the mating face to the mounting face; and a plurality of contacts arranged in an angular fashion within the passageways, each including a bend portion, a first leg and a second leg extending from two opposed ends of the bend portion, the second leg having an arc contacting portion extending out of the mating face for contacting the IC package, the bend portion for being soldered to the printed circuit board, wherein a solder ball is deposited on the bend portion of the contact, wherein the passageway angularly extends, so the contact is inserted into and retained in the passageway in an angular state, and the second leg bends toward the first leg when the IC package compresses the contact, while the first leg remains immobile, wherein the first leg and the second leg abut against inner sidewalls of the passageway, respectively.