Patent ID: 7690925
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly configured to electrically connect a first substrate with a second substrate, the connector assembly comprising: an insulating support member including an array of apertures, each aperture extending from a first surface of the insulating support member to an opposite second surface of the insulating support member, each aperture configured to receive a terminal assembly; and a plurality of terminal assemblies which provide electrical connections between connection regions of the first substrate and respective corresponding connection regions of the second substrate, a terminal assembly disposed in each of the apertures, each terminal assembly including: wherein the first end of the socket is press fit within the corresponding aperture, the second end of the socket includes an opening having a width that is less than a width of the socket cavity, and the pin is dimensioned so that the pin head passes through the opening and the pin body is prevented from passing through the opening whereby the pin body is retained within the socket cavity.