Patent ID: 7789708
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a pin header adapted to be mounted to a backplane board, said pin header including an insulative body and a plurality of conductive pins retained in and projecting from said insulative body, said plurality of pins arranged in rows and columns, each of the plurality of pins having a first side facing a first direction; and a daughter card connector mateable with said pin header, said daughter card connector including a mating face and a plurality of conductive leads extending through said daughter card connector, said contact leads including first and second arms extending in parallel relation to each other, said second arm having an “L” shaped terminal end with a portion extending transversely to the first arm, the first arm having a first contact protuberance and the second arm having a second contact protuberance, the first and second contact protuberance configured to engage the first side of the pins in the pin header.