Patent ID: 6918775
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A method for electrically interconnecting two printed circuit boards, comprising the steps of: providing a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, a receiving slot being formed in one of the first and the second printed circuit board; orthogonally intersecting the first arid the second printed circuit boards with each other; and providing at least one electrical connector adjacent the receiving slot and in electrical connection with the first and the second printed circuit boards, said at least one electrical connector having an insulative housing and an electrical contact received therein; the first and the second printed circuit boards together define four quadrants; wherein the at least one electrical connector comprises a first connector arranged in a first quadrant and a second connector arranged in a fourth quadrant; wherein the first and the second connectors are mounted on the second printed circuit board; and wherein the first and the second electrical connector each comprise an electrical contact and an actuator capable of actuating the contact to have a wiping contact with the first and the second printed circuit boards.