Claims
- 1. A pin grid array socket for connecting an integrated circuit (IC) having a plurality of pins to a circuit substrate, said socket comprising:
- a base having a plurality of contacts and said base being mountable on said circuit substrate so that said contacts can be directly electrically connected to said circuit substrate said base having at least two side walls therein, each of said side walls having a plurality of support receiving slots;
- a cover having a plurality of insertion holes for receiving said plurality of pins and said cover being attached to said base and slidably from a first position to a second position so that said plurality of pins can be moved from said first position to said second position to form an electrical interface with said plurality of contacts;
- a plurality of buttresses connected to said cover each of said buttresses directly supporting a corresponding pin when the cover is in the first and second positions and
- said contacts each comprising a moveable contact beam element for engaging the corresponding pin, a base member including a barb for helping engage the contact with the base and an integral spring support means having an opposed pair of transverse arcuate arms each of said arcuate arms having a bent portion bearing against one of the side walls and a terminal end portion which engages one of the slots in one of the side walls of the base, wherein the base further comprises a plurality of buttresses projecting upwardly therefrom for directly supporting the contacts.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of a copending application Ser. No. 08/275,959, filed Jul. 15, 1994, and entitled "ZIF for Plastic Chip Carrier".
US Referenced Citations (8)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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ECN; ZIF PGA Sockets Product Literature. |
PGA Socket arts insertion forces by up to two-thirds, ECN, 2 pages. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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275959 |
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