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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:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akinori Mizumura, Yamato, JP;
Yasuhiro Ichijo, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/50 ; H01R 1/3625 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/50 ; H01R 1/3625 ;
Abstract
A socket for a pin grid-array package includes a base housing having terminals arranged in the same grid pattern as the lead pins of the pin grid-array package and a cover mounted on the base housing for slidable movement relative to the base housing. The cover has through holes therein for receiving the lead pins of the pin grid-array package therethrough. The cover is movable relative to the base housing between a first, pin-insertion position and a second, contact-engagement position. The cover and the base housing may include both metal and plastic components.