Patent ID: 8419442

Claim:
A socket to detachably connect a connecting item to a substrate that has a substrate surface, said socket comprising: a plurality of connecting terminals configured to electrically connect the connecting item and the substrate; a support member including a first surface and a second surface and configured to fix the plurality of connecting terminals; and a plurality of penetrating holes formed in the support member, wherein each of the plurality of connecting terminals includes a first connecting part formed on one end thereof, a second connecting part formed on another end thereof, and a U-shaped part provided between the first and second connecting parts, wherein each of the plurality of connecting terminals is inserted into a corresponding one of the plurality of penetrating holes in a state in which the first connecting part is fixed to the first surface of the support member and the second connecting part projects from the second surface of the support member, and wherein, in a state in which the connecting item and the substrate are connected via the socket, the first and second connecting parts of each of the plurality of connecting terminals are substantially aligned along a single direction perpendicular to the substrate surface.