Patent ID: 6247937
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical assembly, comprising:a connector assembly having first and second card edge connectors that are spaced apart from each other;a circuit board assembly having first and second circuit boards with electrical first and second connecting parts, respectively, extending therefrom, the circuit boards being coupled to each other and having planes that are spaced apart from each other such that the connecting parts align with respective ones of the card edge connectors; and whereina leading edge of the first connecting part is offset from and extends beyond a leading edge of the second connecting part in a direction parallel to the planes of the circuit boards, such that when one of the connector assembly and the circuit board assembly is moved toward the other for electrical interconnection, the leading edge of the first connecting part engages the first card edge connector before the leading edge of the second connecting part engages the second card edge connector.