SOCKET AND ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SOCKET

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20090075511A1
SERIAL NO

12133560

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A socket that electrically connects a memory drive unit to a circuit board includes a socket housing including a base portion having a slot disposed in a central portion therein, sidewalls extending upward from the base portion, and end walls extending upward from the base portion and between the sidewalls, and a locking member arranged to engage a locking structure of a memory drive unit when a memory drive unit is inserted into the memory drive socket. The slot includes a plurality of contacts disposed therein which are arranged to engage corresponding contact pads of the memory drive unit. A bottom surface of the base portion includes at least one pin arranged to engage a through hole of a circuit board. The locking member includes at least one pin disposed at a lower end portion thereof and arranged to be secured to the circuit board.

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SAMTEC INC520 PARK EAST BOULEVARD NEW ALBANY IN 47150-7251

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
GIVENS, David Red Lion , US 6 88
MCCARTIN, Doug Henryville , US 5 76
REID, John Shepherdsville , US 124 1368
WOOLDRIDGE, Jeremy Shepherdsville , US 4 76

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