Patent ID: 8961192
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: F21V,F21Y,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A connector for electrically connecting a first printed circuit board (PCB) with a second PCB on a mounting surface having a cavity defined therein, the connector comprising: a housing adapted to be mounted within the cavity of the mounting surface such that the underside of each of the first and second PCB is in direct contact with the mounting surface; at least one connecting terminal carried by the housing having at least partially exposed opposed ends each of which is arranged to electrically engage a contact pad formed on an underside of each of the first and second PCBs; and a keyed feature formed on the housing wherein the keyed feature formed on the housing is adapted to mate with a correspondingly keyed feature formed on an edge of each of the first and second PCBs and wherein the keyed feature formed on the housing is provided with a height such that no portion of the housing is higher than a top surface of each of the first and second PCBs when the first and second PCBs are placed over the connecting terminal.