Patent ID: 8342866
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a connector body comprising a support structure and a mating side, the connector body having an adjustable cavity between the support structure and the mating side, the mating side having a mating array that includes terminals and a rigid board that holds the terminals along a mating surface of the rigid board, the mating surface configured to face a communication component, wherein the mating side also includes a self-alignment subassembly that is positioned between the elastic container and the rigid board, the mating side being moveable relative to the support structure; and an elastic container having a reservoir that holds a working fluid, the elastic container being positioned within the adjustable cavity between the support structure and the mating side, the elastic container changing between first and second shapes to move the mating side, including the rigid board, toward and away from the communication component, wherein the self-alignment subassembly permits the rigid board to float relative to the elastic container as the mating array moves to engage the communication component.