Electrical contact for LGA and BGA electrical packages

An electrical connector for electronically engaging an electronic module with a printed circuit board, comprising:

• a socket having a base adapted to receive the module, said socket including a plurality of board locking members surface mounting said socket to the circuit board, said socket including a plurality of contact cavities;
• contacts securely fixed in the contact cavities, each contact having a first engaging surface for electronically engaging the module and having a second engaging surface for electronically engaging the circuit board;
• a retention clip removably secured to said socket and cooperating with said socket to sandwich the module therebetween, said retention clip having at least one end wall and at least one side wall, and a configuration of at least one support rib interconnecting said at least one of end wall and said at least one side wall;
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• a locking assembly interlocking said retention clip and socket, said retention clip including at least one biasing member abutting against and biasing the electronic module against the socket when the retention clip is interlocked to the socket, said locking assembly including a locking protrusion mounted on at least one end of said socket, and an opening in at least one end wall of said retention clip, said locking protrusion snapping securely into said opening to secure said retention clip to said socket.

An electrical connector for electronically engaging an electronic module with a printed circuit board, comprising:

• a socket having a base adapted to receive the module, said socket including a plurality of board locking members surface mounting said socket to the circuit board, said socket including a plurality of contact cavities;
• contacts securely fixed in the contact cavities, each contact having a first engaging surface for electronically engaging the module and having a second engaging surface for electronically engaging the circuit board;
• a retention clip removably secured to said socket and cooperating with said socket to sandwich the module therebetween, said retention clip having end walls and side walls, and a configuration of at least one support rib interconnecting one of said end walls to one of said side walls, said end walls integrally formed with said at least one support rib, said at least one support rib biasing said end walls inward toward one another to snapably engage opposite ends of said socket, said end walls being bendable outward to release said socket;
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• a locking assembly interlocking said retention clip and socket, said retention clip including at least one biasing member abutting against and biasing the electronic module against the socket when the retention clip is interlocked to the socket.