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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2001
Shoji Yamada, Yamato, JP;
Takeshi Hashimoto, Yamato, JP;
Quasar System, Inc., Yamato, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a socket which has a housing having a slot for receiving one edge of a daughter board on which terminal portions are mounted, and contacts provided within the slot and pressed against respective terminals of the daughter board From both sides of the housing, latches extend toward the opening direction of the slot. When the daughter board is pressed down against the urging force of the contacts, the latches engage with both side edges of the daughter board. At the position shifted from the center of the edge of the daughter board toward either side edge, a notch is provided, and at the corresponding position of the slot of the housing, a projection for positioning to be fitted in the notch is formed, and at least one side of the projection for positioning, an elastic member for pressing it against the inner side wall of the notch of the daughter board is provided.