Socket connector having positioning members severing as poisoning members for electronic device

1. A socket connector for receiving an electronic device, comprising:

an insulative housing having a base and a pair of sidewalls located at opposite sides of the base, the base and the sidewalls jointly defining a receiving space for the electronic device;

a plurality of contacts retained in the base; and

at least one positioning member attached to the sidewall and comprising a soldering section capable of being soldered onto a printed circuit board on which the insulative housing is mounted, and a positioning section protruding into the receiving space and capable of positioning the electrical device,

wherein the positioning section goes over the sidewall via a top surface of the sidewall,

wherein the positioning member further comprises a retaining section engaged within a retaining slot formed in the sidewall and interconnecting the soldering section and the positioning section, wherein the insulative housing has a rear end between the sidewalls defining an opening allowing the electronic device to pass through and further comprising a cover pivotally connected to a front end of the insulative housing opposite to the rear end, the cover has two opposite side sheets respectively formed with a latching member, which engages a hard stop formed on the sidewall of the insulative housing, wherein each sidewall is featured with two said positioning members, wherein the contacts are arranged in two rows, and respectively have contacting arms extending into the receiving space.

2. A socket connector assembly mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising:

an electronic device;

an insulative housing having a base and a pair of sidewalls located at opposite sides of the base, the base and the sidewalls jointly defining a receiving space for accommodating the electronic device;

a plurality of contacts retained in the base and electrically connected to the electronic device; and

at least one conductive positioning member attached to the sidewall and electrically connected to a grounding trace on the printed circuit board, the positioning member having a positioning section positioning the electronic device so that a static electricity generated on the electronic device is drained via the conductive positioning member, wherein the positioning section goes over the sidewall via a top surface of the sidewall, wherein the positioning member further comprises a retaining section engaged within a retaining slot formed in the sidewall and a soldering section bent from the retaining section and soldered onto the printed circuit board, wherein the insulative housing has a rear end between the sidewalls defining an opening allowing the electronic device to pass through and further comprising a cover pivotally connected to a front end of the insulative housing opposite to the rear end, wherein the cover has two opposite side sheets respectively formed with a latching member, which engages a hard stop formed on the sidewall of the insulative housing, wherein the contacts are arranged in two rows, and respectively have contacting arms extending into the receiving space.