Patent ID: 7985097

Claim:
An electronic assembly, comprising: a) a first connector having: i) a housing having a plurality of parallel slots therein, each of the plurality of parallel slots extending in a first direction; and ii) a plurality of conductive elements disposed adjacent each of the plurality of parallel slots, each of the plurality of conductive elements having a mating contact portion within a respective slot; b) a second connector comprising a plurality of wafers held in parallel, each wafer comprising: i) a housing having a mating segment adapted to fit within a slot of the plurality of parallel slots; ii) a plurality of conductive elements, each conductive element having a mating contact portion exposed in at least one surface of the mating segment, the mating contact portions adapted and arranged to engage a mating contact portion within the first connector, wherein each mating segment is adapted and arranged to allow float of the second connector relative to the first connector in the first direction.