Patent ID: 7963796

Claim:
A bridge connector configured to electrically and mechanically couple adjacent circuit boards, each circuit board including a board surface having through-holes, the connector comprising: a connector housing having a mating side configured to interface with the board surfaces of the adjacent circuit boards when mounted thereon, the housing including a contact-receiving slot that at least partially defines a restricted space; and a bridge contact held within the slot and the restricted space, the bridge contact having a pair of contact ends that are spaced apart from each other and project from the mating side, the contact ends being inserted into corresponding through-holes of the adjacent circuit boards when the housing is mounted thereon, wherein the bridge contact is sized and shaped relative to the restricted space to float within the slot such that the bridge contact at least one of shifts or pivots therein, the contact ends moving relative to the mating side when the bridge contact floats within the slot; wherein the housing includes a blocking surface that is positioned to prevent the bridge contact from moving out of the slot, the blocking surface facing the bridge contact in a direction that is one of away from the board surfaces or toward the board surfaces.