| US 7,517,229 B2 | ||
| LGA socket assembly having improved pickup cap to be ejected when a lever is lifted | ||
| Hao-Yun Ma, Tu-Cheng (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 20, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/894,125. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006 2 0077168 (CN), filed on Aug. 18, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0045048 A1, Feb. 21, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 12/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—73 [439/331; 439/940] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A land grid array (LGA) socket assembly, comprising:
an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts, the insulative housing having a top surface for receiving a land grid
array package;
a metallic reinforcing plate disposed around the insulative housing;
a clip pivotally mounted on a first end of the metallic reinforcing plate, the clip being pivotal between an open position
and a closed position where the clip presses the land grid array package toward the top surface of the insulative housing
so that a land grid array package electrically connects to the contacts; and
a lever pivotally mounted on a second end of the metallic reinforcing plate, the lever having a locking portion for locking
the clip in the closed position; and
a pickup cap being disposed above the clip and attached to said metal reinforcing plate, and including an ejection arrangement
interfering with operation of the lever such that when the lever is released from a locked position, the pickup cap can be
smoothly ejected by the engagement between the ejection arrangement and the lever.
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