Lateral slide pick and place cover for reduced bent pins in LGA sockets
US9385444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49204
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a socket for an integrated circuited (IC), wherein the socket includes a socket body that includes a plurality of land grid array contacts for contacting the IC, an alignment mechanism, and a locking mechanism, and a cover for the socket, wherein the cover is vertically alignable with the alignment mechanism of the socket body and laterally slidable over the grid array contacts upon alignment to engage the locking mechanism of the socket body.
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