Patent ID: 7931500

Claim:
An electrical connector system, comprising: a plurality of wafer assemblies, each wafer assembly comprising: a first housing defining a plurality of projections extending from an edge of the first housing at a mounting end of the wafer assembly; and a second housing configured to mate with the first housing, the second housing defining a plurality of projections extending from an edge of the second housing at the mounting end of the wafer assembly; wherein at least a portion of a projection of the plurality of projections of the first housing and at least a portion of a projection of the plurality of projections of the second housing are dimensioned to fit into corresponding holes in a substrate when the first housing and the second housing are engaged with the substrate; wherein the plurality of projections extending from the edge of the first housing are part of the first housing, and wherein the first housing is configured to engage with a first array of electrical contacts that define substrate engagement elements.