Patent ID: 8979551
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A mezzanine connector comprising: a first connector including a pass-through hole and a first plurality of contacts arranged around the pass-through hole, the first connector arranged to be connected to a first substrate such that the first plurality of contacts are connected to the first substrate; and a second connector including a beam and a second plurality of contacts arranged around the beam, the second connector arranged to be connected to a second substrate such that the second plurality of contacts are connected to the second substrate; wherein the pass-through hole extends fully through the first connector in a mating direction of the first connector and the second connector; the beam of the second connector is arranged to extend into the pass-through hole of the first connector when the first connector and the second connector are mated such that each of the first plurality of contacts engages with a respective one of the second plurality of contacts; and the beam of the second connector touches the first substrate when the first connector is mated with the second connector.