IC socket equipped with dust discharge means

摘要

An IC socket equipped with a dust discharge device includes an IC socket body having a plurality of contacts electrically connected in a pressed condition to a plurality of leads of an IC package, and a dust discharge duct mounted on the IC socket body end adapted to allow for the discharge of dust produced or generated from the leads or body of the IC package. An upper end of the dust discharge duct opens adjacent the positions of the leads.