Land grid array socket

A land grid array socket, comprising:

• an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts, the insulative housing having a top surface for receiving a land grid array package that electrically connects to the contacts;
• a metallic reinforcing plate positioned on a bottom surface of the insulative housing, the metallic reinforcing plate extending between a first end and a second end of the insulative housing;
• a lever pivotally mounted on the metallic reinforcing plate, the lever having a locking portion for locking a cover member against the insulative housing;
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• the cover member being pivotally mounted on the top surface of the insulative housing, the cover member being pivotally supported by the metallic reinforcing plate.

A land grid array socket, comprising:

• an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts, the insulative housing having a top surface for receiving a land grid array package;
• a metallic reinforcing plate mounted on a bottom surface of the insulative housing;
• a cover member pivotally mounted on a first end of the metallic reinforcing plate, the cover member being pivotal between an open position and a closed position where the cover member presses the land grid array package toward the top surface of the insulative housing so that land grid array package electrically connects to the contacts;
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• a lever pivotally mounted on a second end of the metallic reinforcing plate, the lever having a locking portion for locking the cover member in the closed position.

A land grid array socket, comprising:

• an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts, the insulative housing having a top surface for receiving a land grid array package that electrically connects to the contacts;
• a metallic reinforcing plate mounted on a bottom surface of the insulative housing, the metallic reinforcing plate extending between a first end and a second end of the insulative housing;
• a cover member pivotally mounted on the metallic reinforcing plate;
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• a lever pivotally mounted on the metallic reinforcing plate, the lever having a locking portion for locking the cover member against the insulative housing.