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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taiepi Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A zero insertion force socket comprises a base and a cover movably mounted on the base. The base has a body portion from a front edge of which a head extends and two cutouts defined beside the head. A hole is defined in the head and in communicating with the two cutouts via a space defined below the bottom of the head. The cover has two sockets extending downward therefrom and movably received in the cutouts. A locking strip has two ends firmly retained in the sockets and an intermediate portion positioned in the space below the bottom of the head. A spring member is formed in the intermediate portion of the locking strip and movably received in the hole of the head of the base. A recess is defined at a bottom of the base for receiving the spring member when the spring member is deformed and moved together with the cover.