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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Albert Harvey Terhune, Iv, Chandler, AZ (US);
Darrell Wertz, Chandler, AZ (US);
David Gregory Howell, Gilber, AZ (US);
Ming-lun Szu, Tu-cheng, TW;
Albert Harvey Terhune, IV, Chandler, AZ (US);
Darrell Wertz, Chandler, AZ (US);
David Gregory Howell, Gilber, AZ (US);
Ming-Lun Szu, Tu-cheng, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A socket adapted for electrically connecting an IC package and a PCB, comprising: a body mounted on the PCB for electrically connecting the IC package, two bolts mounted on the PCB and beside the body and a clip for retaining the IC package in the body. The bolt has a header portion on the top with biggest size, a middle portion and a screw portion engaging with the PCB. The clip has two attaching portions, each defining a hatch at a free end thereof, the clip links with the bolt by inserting the attaching portion toward the bolt to make the middle portion be received in the hatch and the header portion be upon the hatch to prevent the attaching portion from upward movement.