Patent ID: 7303428

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: an electrical connector defining a mating surface and an opposite mounting surface, the electrical connector including a first plurality of holes thereon; a heat sink member mounted onto the mating surface of the electrical connector, the heat sink member including a second plurality of holes aligned with the first plurality of holes; a substrate member facing the mounting surface of the electrical connector, the substrate member including a third plurality of holes aligned with the first plurality of holes; and a plurality of pin-like elements insertable into the first plurality of holes, the second plurality of holes and the third plurality of holes for holding the heat sink member, the electrical connector and the substrate member together; and each of the pin-like including a two-part structure having an upper pin part and a lower pin part, the upper pin part being received within the lower pin part; wherein the lower pin part is insertable into the electrical connector and the substrate member, and the upper pin part is insertable into the heat sink member with an end portion thereof received in the lower pin part; wherein the lower pin part is located partially within the connector.