Aligning IC socket

Details Aligning IC socket Aligning IC socket

1994-06-16

1996-02-13

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

Coupling part having handle or means to move contact...

439331, H01R 1122

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054907950

ABSTRACT:
An aligning socket for an IC that provides an aligning bar that aligns and secures IC leads to the corresponding socket contacts (6), and where the bar has extensions or ears (42) that extend toward the row of IC leads (38). The ears have chamfered edges that, as the bar is forced toward the IC leads, guide the IC leads to mate with the socket contacts. For more fragile gull-winged leads, a rail 18 is provided to support the under side of the leads and the alignment bar ears are designed to fit over the ends of the rail. When the bar and socket contacts are forced toward the IC leads, the bar ears overlap the ends of the rail and force any mis-aligned IC leads to move such that alignment of the leads and the socket contacts is achieved.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5009609 (1991-03-01), Matsuoka et al.
patent: 5020998 (1991-06-01), Ikega et al.
patent: 5288240 (1994-02-01), Savant
patent: 5304072 (1994-04-01), Kunioka et al.

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