Patent ID: 7753692

Claim:
A socket connector for electrically connecting an electrical package to a PCB, comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways and a receiving cavity for receiving the electrical package; a plurality of contacts respectively disposed in said passageways; wherein the receiving cavity comprises a first cavity, and a second cavity smaller than the first cavity; and the second cavity in communication with the first cavity and an outer space, the housing defining standoffs around the second cavity for positioning the electrical package when the electrical package is inserted into the receiving cavity; wherein the insulative housing includes a base and two arms extending from opposite ends of the base, said receiving cavity formed by the base and arms jointly; wherein each of said arms defines a supporting portion extending therefrom toward the other arm, said first cavity formed by above an upper surface of the supporting portions and the base; wherein the two supporting portions are spaced to each other, the second cavity being formed by sidewalls of the two supporting portions and the sidewall of the base, which is locate below and communicated with the first cavity; wherein the standoffs are arranged on the sidewall of the supporting portion; wherein each of the arms defines a stopper at a free end thereof, a top end of said stopper and the sidewalls of the supporting portion located at a same plane.