Patent ID: 9312643
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A mezzanine connector assembly comprising: a mezzanine receptacle connector extending between a mating end and a mounting end opposite the mating end configured to be mounted to a first circuit board, the mezzanine receptacle connector comprising a plurality of receptacle contacts arranged in pairs for carrying differential pair signals, each receptacle contact having a mating interface, the mezzanine receptacle connector having a plurality of receptacle ground shields surrounding each pair of receptacle contacts and providing electrical shielding from each other pair of receptacle contacts; and a mezzanine header connector extending between a mating end mated to the mating end of the mezzanine receptacle connector and a mounting end opposite the mating end configured to be mounted to a second circuit board such that the first and second circuit boards are parallel and spaced apart with the mezzanine receptacle connector and the mezzanine header connector therebetween, the mezzanine header connector comprising a plurality of header contacts arranged in pairs for carrying differential pair signals, each header contact having a mating segment mated to the mating interface of the corresponding receptacle contact, the mezzanine header connector having a plurality of header ground shields surrounding each pair of header contacts and providing electrical shielding from each other pair of header contacts, the header ground shields being mechanically and electrically connected to associated receptacle ground shields to create shield boxes around the various mated pairs of header and receptacle contacts.