Patent ID: 7537461

Claim:
An electrical interconnect assembly for electrically interconnecting terminals on a first circuit member with terminals on a second circuit member, the electrical interconnect assembly comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of through openings that extend between a first surface and a second surface of the housing; a plurality of contact members positioned in a plurality of the through openings, at least one of the contact members comprising a base portion, and at least first and second beams with proximal ends attached to the base portion, and distal ends extending away from the base portion generally toward the first surface of the housing; a first circuit member electrically coupled to the distal ends of the contact members along the first surface of the housing; a second circuit member electrically coupled to the base portions of the contact members along the second surface of the housing; and a flexible circuit member interposed between the second surface of the housing and the second circuit member, the flexible circuit member comprising a plurality of electrical traces electrically coupled with the base portions of the contact members and the second circuit member, the flexible circuit member comprising at least one distal portion extending the electrical traces beyond the housing.