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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shunji Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439268 ; 439266 ;
Abstract
An IC socket includes a moving plate capable of movement along an upper surface of a socket body. Contacts mounted in the socket body and external contact members arranged on an IC can be brought into and out of contact with each other through movement of the moving plate. The moving plate is capable of diagonal movement towards a corner portion along a diagonal line of the socket body.