Patent ID: 7798856

Claim:
An IC socket for receiving an IC package comprising: a socket body having a base section and a plurality of side walls extending upward from the base section, at least one side wall defining a top surface, an inner surface, an outer surface and a pair of datum projections extending inwardly from the inner surface; a plurality of contacts received in the socket body; and a pick-up cap mounted upon the socket body; wherein the side wall with the datum projections comprises a carrying surface and an inclined surface which are formed by excavating the top surface, the carrying surface being lower than the top surface for engaging with a carrying portion formed on the pick-up cap, the inclined surface being away from the datum projection with a selected distance therebetween; wherein the inner surface and the inclined surface jointly define a positioning angle, and the pick-up cap defines a first notch that mating with the positioning angle, the positioning angle and the first notch being both right-angle configured; wherein the pick-up cap further defines a second notch corresponding to the datum projection.