Patent ID: 8721352

Claim:
A system for connecting multiple electrical components, the system comprising: a first printed circuit board (PCB) having first and second opposed layers and a plurality of plated through-holes extending between the first and second opposed layers; a plurality of PCB mating contacts, wherein each of the plurality of PCB mating contacts is retained within one of the plurality of plated through-holes, and wherein each of the plurality of PCB mating contacts comprises a first end portion that outwardly extends from the first layer, and a second end portion that outwardly extends from the second layer; and a first connector assembly having a plurality of interconnecting contacts retained therein, wherein the plurality of interconnecting contacts mate with the first end portions of the plurality of PCB mating contacts when the first connector assembly connects to the first PCB, wherein the first connector assembly further comprises a plurality of connector mating contacts connected to the plurality of interconnecting contacts, and wherein the plurality of connector mating contacts are separate and distinct from the plurality of interconnecting contacts.