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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:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Kiyokazu Ikeya, Shizuoka, JP;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A socket ( ) for removably mounting a BGA package. A plurality of contacts ( ) are mounted in a base ( ), the contacts each having a pair of arms ( and ) for effecting compressive electrical contact of the solder balls of the BGA package being held. A slider ( ) is slidably mounted on the base ( ) for opening and closing of the arms. An external force is applied in a prescribed direction at a cam follower portion ( ) of the slider by a cam member ( ) provided on a diagonal line of a generally square base ( ). The cam engages the cam follower portion ( ) of the slider at a selected angle of inclination and is movable in a direction which crosses, at a right angle, the moving direction of the slider.
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