摘要 |
ROBERT B. PITMAN CIRCUIT CHIP RECEPTACLE A receptacle for a circuit chip having a plurality of exposed connection pads spaced from one another comprises a support body, a plurality of contact members adapted to be associated with the receptacle, a contact-holding element, and a contact-retaining element. Each contact member has a first stop part engaging the receptacle from one direction, thereby limiting the degree to which the contact member can move in that direction, and a second stop part engaging the contact-retaining element from the opposite direction, thereby limiting the degree to which the contact member can move in that direction. The contact-retaining element is removably mounted on the support body so that, after removal thereof, a single defective contact member may be removed from the support body for replacement without disturbing the other contact members. |