Patent ID: 7374441
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a first structure having a first guiding surface; a second structure having a second guiding surface; a third structure having at least one additional guiding surface that interfaces each of the first and second guiding surfaces; and an electrically conductive component supported in relation to the second structure, wherein relative movement of the first structure in relation to the second structure along a first direction causes additional movement of the third structure in relation to the second structure, the additional movement occurring in a second direction due to interaction among the guiding surfaces, the second direction including a first component that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein at least a portion of the electrically conductive component moves, in response to the additional movement, to or away from a first position at which the electrically conductive component is capable of establishing an electrical connection, the moving of the portion of the electrically conductive component being in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the first component.