Patent ID: 7753688

Claim:
A bridge connector assembly for conducting discrete signals comprising: a first circuit board with a front side and a back side and a first edge where the first edge includes: a first set of plated pads on the front side; and a second set of plated pads on the back side corresponding to the first set of plated pads; a second circuit board with: a front side and a back side; a first edge; a second edge opposite the first edge; a third set of plated pads at the first edge of the second circuit board on the front side; a fourth set of plated pads at the first edge of the second circuit board on the back side correlating in position to the third set of plated pads; a fifth set of plated pads at the second edge of the circuit board on the front side; and a sixth set of plated pads at the second edge of the circuit board on the back side correlating in position to the fifth set of plated pads; a first connector element bridging the first and third set of plated pads to conduct a first set of discrete signals; and a second connector element, separate from the first connector element, bridging the second and fourth set of plated pads to conduct a second set of discrete signals; where with the first board in a coplanar position with the second board and the first edge of the first board proximate to the first edge of the second board: the first set of contacts correlate in position to the third plated pads; and the second set of pads correlate in position to the fourth set of pads.