IC SOCKET

PURPOSE:To reduce the number of types of IC sockets by dividing an IC socket into two half-socket bodies, wherein the interval of the half-socket bodies on a printed board can be adjusted, and link members of contacts can be cut in accordance with the number of terminals of an IC to be used. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of contacts 2 which come in contact with terminals 6a of an IC are arranged at the interval which is matched with the pitch of an IC 6. Two half-socket bodies 1 are prepared by integrally connecting the contacts 2, at appropriate locations thereof, to one another by means of insulative link members 3 and 4, and these half-socket bodies 1 are mounted on a printed board 7. When an IC 6 is interposed between the half-socket bodies 1, positioning leaves 5are inserted between the terminals 6a of the IC under the resilience of the bent contacts 2, so that the IC 6 is resiliently held from both sides thereof. For this purpose, the link members 3 and 4 are arranged so that they can be cut according to the number of terminals of the IC 6 to be used. Thereby, the number of types of IC sockets can be reduced to the least.