Patent ID: 7303401

Claim:
An electrical connector system for electrically connecting an electrical device and a substrate, the system comprising a receptacle connector comprising an insulative housing and a receptacle contact having a tail that engages the substrate when the receptacle connector is mounted on the substrate; and a header connector that mates with the receptacle contact, the header connector comprising a contact, the contact of the header connector comprising: a pin that engages the electrical device when the header connector is mounted on the electrical device; an intermediate body portion electrically coupled to the pin that engages the receptacle contact so that the header connector can be mounted on the substrate by way of the receptacle connector; and a tail electrically coupled to the intermediate body portion and extending though the receptacle contact so that the tail engages the substrate when the receptacle and header connectors are mated and the receptacle connector is mounted on the substrate and so that the header connector can be mounted directly on the substrate, the header connector further comprising an insulator attached to the pin of the contact of the header connector, the insulator having mating features configured to engage complementary mating features on the housing of the receptacle connector when the header connector and the receptacle connector are mated.