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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sung-Pei Hou, Tu-Chen, TW;
Hsiang-Ping Chen, Tu-Chen, TW;
Assignee:
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/50 ; H01R 1/3625 ; H01R 1/364 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/50 ; H01R 1/3625 ; H01R 1/364 ;
Abstract
A socket includes a base ( ), a number of terminals ( ) received in the base, a cover ( ) movably mounted upon the base, an actuator ( ) sandwiched between the cover and the base for driving the cover upon the base to move, and a guiding means ( ). The guiding means includes a pair of columnar guiding posts ( ) and a pair of guiding holes ( ) for receiving corresponding guiding posts. When the cover is in an open position, the guiding post is loosely received in the guiding hole and when the cover is in a close position, the guiding post is closely received in the guiding hole.