Patent ID: 6612869
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A high density interconnection system, comprising:a first electrical connector comprising an insulative housing and a number of signal terminals and grounding members received in said housing, said insulative housing being composed of a number of modularized housing parts separably assembled together, said first electrical connector having first fastening means for interconnecting said number of housing parts together; and a second electrical connector having an insulative base, a cover attached onto said insulative base, a plurality of circuit boards arranged between said base and cover, and a plurality of signal contacts and grounding elements received in said insulative base, said insulative base being composed of a plurality of modularized base sections separably assembled together, said second electrical connector having second fastening means for interconnecting said plurality of base sections together; wherein when said first electrical connector is mated with said second electrical connector, an electrical trace is established between the signal terminals of said first electrical connector and the signal contacts of said second electrical connector via the circuit boards; wherein said first fastening means comprises a first member and a second member, said first member being formed on one of said housing parts and said second member being formed on a neighboring housing part; wherein said first member of said first fastening means defines a cutout in a top side thereof, a pair of opposed indents in a lower side thereof and a recess extending between said cutout and said pair of indents, and said second member of said first fastening means comprises a main body with a lock formed on an upper end thereof and a pair of embossments formed on opposite sides of a lower end of said main body, wherein said main body is received in said recess with said pair of embossments being retained in said pair of indents and said lock being retained in said cutout and abutting thereagainst.