Socket for resilient electrical circuit board

Claim 1

A socket for a resilient circuit board comprising: an insulating housing having a plurality of first receiving slots formed therein interstitially with a plurality of second receiving slots; a plurality of first contacts respectively received in each of the first receiving slots, each of the first contacts including an upper arm; a plurality of second contacts respectively received in each of the second receiving slots, each of the second contacts having a conjunction portion and a resilient arm extending therefrom, the resilient arm including a downwardly protruding projection portion; and a movable cover pivotally received in the insulating housing, the movable cover having a plurality of openings spatially aligned with the first receiving slots and a plurality of recesses spatially aligned with the second receiving slots, the openings including a protrusion portion received under the upper arm of the first contacts to prevent the movable cover from being lifted therefrom, each of the recesses having respectively formed thereon a retaining block in direct contact with the resilient arm when the movable cover is in a closed position, wherein the projection portion of each the second contacts is forced to abut against the resilient electrical circuit board upon the retaining block on each of the recesses in the movable cover applying a downward force on the resilient arm of the second contacts when the movable cover is rotated into the closed position.