Patent ID: 7575461

Claim:
An land grid array (LGA) socket comprising: an insulative housing; a stiffener mounted on the insulative housing, the stiffener having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall; a load plate pivotally mounted on a first end of the stiffener; and a lever supported by a second end of the stiffener and having a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion, the first retaining portion of the lever having a neck portion and a stop portion disposed at a free end thereof; wherein the stop portion abuts againsts the first sidewall of the stiffener to limit the lever taking side motion, wherein said neck portion is a half-cylinder and the diameter of said neck portion is smaller than said retaining portion, wherein said stop portion is a half-cylinder and the diameter is bigger than said neck portion, wherein said neck portion and said stop portion define a common planar surface, wherein said common planar surface is generally faced upwardly when said lever is in a horizontal plane.