Patent ID: 7297003

Claim:
An electrical interconnect assembly for electrically interconnecting terminals on a first circuit member with terminals on a second circuit member, the electrical interconnect assembly comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of through openings that extend between a first surface and a second surface of the housing; a plurality of contact members positioned in a plurality of the through openings, the contact members comprising; a base portion; one or more beams having a proximal end attached to the base portion and a distal end extending away from the base portion generally in a first direction; one or more tabs attached to the base portion extending away from the base portion generally in a second direction, the tabs comprising at least one engagement feature; a solder member mechanically coupled with the engagement feature, wherein the mechanical coupling between the solder member and the contact member comprises the sole means of attachment; and a sealing layer on the housing that substantially prevents solder from wicking between the contact members and the housing, and from the first surface and the second surface.