Patent ID: 8043114
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A wire to board connector assembly, comprising: a first connector including a housing and a plurality of conductive first terminals, the terminals having termination portions for terminating a single cable of a plurality of cables to a single terminal, said terminals further including contact portions extending through the first connector and positioned along a mating contact face of said first connector, and the plurality of cables extending out from one edge of said first connector housing; and, a second connector matable to said first connector, the second connector including an insulative housing supporting a plurality of conductive terminals, the second housing having an open receptacle portion that receives said first connector housing therein, said second connector housing having a cable insertion portion in the form of a slot defined along an edge thereof for receiving said cables of said first connector when said first connector housing is received within said second connector housing recess, the second connector housing further including a plurality of conductive terminals having contact portions extending along an inner edge of said recess and terminal portions extending out of said second connector housing for connection to a substrate; and said second connector further including a grounding member with contact portions that extend into said recess for connecting to at least one grounding surface of said first connector.