Covers for integrated circuit package sockets

A socket cover comprising:

• a body including an opening, the opening to receive a column associated with a socket for an integrated circuit package, reception of the column by the opening to restrict movement of the socket cover relative to the socket;
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• a handle on a first side of the body, the first side of the body to face away from the socket, the handle to be located over a center of the socket when the column is received by the opening.

An apparatus comprising:

• a base plate to cover a pin field of a socket for an integrated circuit package, the base plate including a slot, the slot to latch onto a post associated with the socket when the base plate is rotated in a first direction relative to the socket, the slot to release the post when the base plate is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction;
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• a grip connected to the base plate to facilitate selective rotation of the base plate in the first and second directions.