Patent ID: 7690937

Claim:
An electrical connector system comprising: a first electrical connector comprising a first housing, and a first plurality of electrical contacts disposed in the first housing, the housing defining a first plurality of apertures extending therethrough; and a second electrical connector comprising a second housing, and a second plurality of electrical contacts disposed in the second housing, the housing defining a second plurality of apertures extending therethrough, wherein (i) a first aperture of the first plurality of apertures extends through the first housing above a first contact of the first plurality of electrical contacts, (ii) a second aperture of the first plurality of apertures extends through the first housing below the first contact of the first plurality of electrical contacts, (iii) a third aperture of the second plurality of apertures extends through the second housing above a second contact of the second plurality of electrical contacts, (iv) a fourth aperture of the second plurality of apertures extends through the second housing below the second contact of the second plurality of electrical contacts, (v) the first aperture is aligned with the third aperture when the first electrical connector is mated with the second electrical connector, and (vi) the second aperture is aligned with the fourth aperture when the first electrical connector is mated with the second electrical connector.