Patent ID: 7367826

Claim:
A compound connector device for connecting at least one of a first type of I/O electronic package having contacts on a leading edge thereof, and a second type of I/O electronic package different from said first type and having a leading edge and two major surfaces and having contacts on one of said two major surfaces thereof, comprising: a connector section; first guiding structure connected to and extending lengthwise from the connector section and defining at least a first storage space for receiving the first type of I/O electronic package; the connector section having a contact array for connecting with the first contacts of the first type of I/O electronic package to be inserted in the first storage space; and second guiding structure affixed to the first guiding structure, and defining at least a second storage space for receiving the second type of I/O electronic package, the second guiding structure having contact terminals thereon different from the contact array of said connector section for connecting with the contacts of the second type of I/O electronic package to be inserted in the second storage space; wherein the first storage space and the second storage space are substantially coextensive.