Patent ID: 8137138

Claim:
An electrical connector system comprising: a header connector comprising a header housing and a header contact, the header housing comprising a header base and a header shroud extending from the header base, the header base comprising a header contact opening, the header contact being held by the header base within the header contact opening; and a receptacle connector configured to mate with the header connector, the receptacle connector comprising a receptacle housing and a receptacle contact that engages the header contact when the header and receptacle connectors are mated together, the receptacle housing comprising a receptacle base and a receptacle shroud extending from the receptacle base, the receptacle base comprising a receptacle contact opening, the receptacle contact being held by the receptacle base within the receptacle contact opening, wherein the receptacle contact opening has a common size and shape to the header contact opening, and wherein at least one of the header base or the receptacle base comprises a side wall that defines an exterior side of the header housing or receptacle housing, respectively.