Patent ID: 7078890
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A clamping assembly for connecting a first plurality of contacts to a second plurality of contacts on a circuit board, the circuit board having a first outer face at an end and on one side of the circuit board, and a second outer face at the end and on the other side of the circuit board, the second contacts being arranged on at least one of the first and second outer faces, the circuit board also including at least one first mechanical alignment feature, the clamping assembly comprising: a first assembly having a first inner face; a second assembly having a second inner face substantially parallel to the first inner face over an entirety of the first and second inner faces; the first plurality of contacts arranged on at least one of the first and second inner faces; and at least one second mechanical alignment feature operable in conjunction with the at least one first mechanical alignment feature on the circuit board to facilitate alignment of the first contacts with the second contacts; wherein the first and second assemblies are configured to enable relative motion between the entirety of each of to first and second inner faces to effect clamping of the first and second inner faces to the first and second outer faces of the circuit board thereby electrically connecting the first and second contacts.