Patent ID: 6572396
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A connector apparatus for electrically connecting a first circuit member having a plurality of conductive pads to a second circuit member comprising:a connector housing having a receiving opening and one or more apertures releasably positionable opposite the second circuit member; one or more contact members positioned within each of the apertures, each contact member having a first interface portion adjacent to the receiving opening, the receiving opening being adapted to receive the first circuit member, and a second interface portion positioned to engage with the second circuit member, the contact members being moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position; a first compliant encapsulating material retaining the contact members to the connector housing; a second compliant elastomeric material positioned to bias the contact members toward the engaged position, such that a portion of the first interface portion is biased toward the receiving opening when the contact member is moved from the disengaged position to the engaged position; and an actuator adapted to bias a portion of the contact members against the housing and to bias the first interface portion toward the engaged position, wherein the contact members in the disengaged position provide minimal resistance to insertion of the first circuit member into the receiving opening.