Patent ID: 7294019

Claim:
An assembly comprising: (a) a first female connector having a first male connector receiving slot that extends into the first female connector in a first direction, the first female connector comprising: an insulative housing portion having a plurality of contact beam guides; and a plurality of self-adjusting contact beams disposed in a row, wherein each self-adjusting contact beam is slidable in the first direction during a soldering process within a corresponding one of the contact beam guides; (b) a second female connector having a second male connector receiving slot that extends into the second female connector in a second direction, the second female connector comprising: an insulative housing portion having a plurality of contact beam guides; and a plurality of self-adjusting contact beams disposed in a row, wherein each self-adjusting contact beam is slidable in the second direction during a soldering process within a corresponding one of the contact beam guides; and (c) an extension portion comprising: a first male connector that is disengageably coupled into the first male connector receiving slot of the first female connector; a second male connector that is disengageably coupled into the second male connector receiving slot of the second female connector; and a center portion comprising a center block, wherein a first flexible printed circuit extends from the first male connector and to the second male connector, wherein a second flexible printed circuit extends from the first male connector and to the second male connector, wherein the center block separates the first and second flexible printed circuits.