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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Darrell Lynn Wertz, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Darrell Lynn Wertz, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A socket connector is provided to receive an IC package having an array of conductive balls thereunder. The socket connector includes an insulative housing defining a plurality of receiving holes and a plurality of contacts received in the receiving holes respectively. Each contact includes a bottom plate and at least two contacting beams extending upwardly from the bottom plate and jointly defining a receiving space for the ball of the IC package. At least one contacting beam has a sharp blade facing toward the receiving space so as to engage the ball when the IC package is mounted on the housing.