Patent ID: 7837477

Claim:
In combination: a first electrical connector comprising first and second layers that respectively include parallel first and second primary stair step surfaces and a plurality of primary conductive members, each primary conductive member having a first surface, a second surface, and a proximal section, each proximal section including a landing zone on the first surface, and a first tip section terminating at a tip, wherein the proximal section of a first primary conductive member extends over the first primary stair step surface, and the proximal section of a second primary conductive member extends over the second primary stair step surface; and a second electrical connector comprising first and second complementary stair step surfaces and a plurality of complementary conductive members, each complementary conductive member having a first surface, a second surface, and a proximal section, each proximal section including a landing zone on the first surface and a tip section terminating at a tip, wherein the proximal section of a first complementary conductive member extends over the first complementary stair step surface, and the proximal section of a second complementary conductive member extends over the second complementary stair step surface; wherein, when the first and second electrical connectors are in a partially assembled state or a fully assembled state, a first landing zone disposed on the first surface within the proximal section, wherein the first tip of the first primary conductive member is in contact with the first landing zone of the first complementary conductive member, and the first tip of the first complementary conductive member is in physical contact with the first landing zone of the first primary conductive member.