Fixed position ZIF (zero insertion force) socket system
US6443749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/89
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical socket connection for coupling a conductive pin to a circuit board. The socket has several contact points that can be expanded to create an opening sufficiently sized to allow the conductive pin to pass through the contact points with minimal insertion force. After the pin is inserted, the contact points can be retracted to form electrical interconnects with the pin. The contacts are electrically coupled to the remaining circuitry via the socket. The present invention, therefore, provides a zero insertion force socket that has multiple contact points and does not require secondary movement of the pin or circuit package.
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