Cam actuated socket for electrical leads

A socket for DIP leads comprising:

• an insulative base provided with a seat for a DIP device and a series of partition walls,
• a row of electrical terminals mounted on said base separated from one another by said partition walls, said terminals having resilient, spring contact portions initially projecting above said partition walls, and receptacle portions depending from said base defining electrical leads,
• a pair of end walls on said base projecting above said partition walls,
• a cam extending between said end walls initially supported on said contact portions and outwardly away from said partition walls,
• said cam being constructed for displacement toward and registration against said partition walls deflecting resiliently said central portions in directions across the axes of respective said receptacle portions, and
• means secured on said base for actuating said cam toward and against said partition walls and for defining between said means and said seat a receiving space for a DIP device.