Electrical connectors – Coupling part having handle or means to move contact... – Expandable – prong receiving socket
Patent
1993-07-16
1995-10-10
Howell, Daniel W.
Electrical connectors
Coupling part having handle or means to move contact...
Expandable, prong receiving socket
439266, H01R 1362
Patent
active
054566134
ABSTRACT:
A ZIF PGA socket assembly (1) includes a base housing (10) having a top surface (12) and a plurality of elongated cavities (14), and a corresponding number of contacts (100) each having a pair of elongated spaced arms (108, 110) disposed in respective cavities (14). A sliding plate (70) which designedly slidably moves on the top surface (12) of the base housing (10), has a plurality of orifices (74) therethrough in registration with the corresponding cavities (14) in the base housing (10) to not only admit conductive pins from a PGA component into the cavities (14) but also bias one arm (108) of each contact (100) to form an enlarged space between such pair of arms (108, 110) for zero insertion force for conductive pins of the PGA component when the sliding plate (70) is in an operation position. A cover (50) is mounted on the top of the sliding plate (70) for cooperation with the base housing ( 10) to sandwich the sliding plate (70) therebetween.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4420205 (1983-12-01), Kirkman
patent: 4498725 (1985-02-01), Bright et al.
patent: 4836798 (1989-06-01), Carter
patent: 5186642 (1993-02-01), Maksuoka et al.
patent: 5254012 (1993-10-01), Wang
Howell Daniel W.
Tongrand Limited
Vu Hien D.
LandOfFree
Zero insertion force connector and contact therein does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Zero insertion force connector and contact therein, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Zero insertion force connector and contact therein will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2307261