Zero inserted force socket

摘要

A ZIF socket (1) includes a base (11), a plurality of terminals (14) received in the base and a cover (12) slideably mounted on the base. Each terminal has a resilient arm (141) having an arced section (143) and an engaging section 142 for engaging with corresponding pins (131) of a chip module (13). The cover has a plurality of holes (120) for the pins of the chip module to extend therethrough. Each hole has a shape and area similar to those of a space surrounded by the arced section of the resilient arm of a corresponding terminal.