Patent ID: 8545234

Claim:
A pluggable module comprising: a housing having a locating opening, the locating opening being at least partially defined by a wall of the housing, the locating opening comprising a datum surface; a circuit board at least partially disposed within the housing, the circuit board having an edge and a mating contact; and an electrical connector mounted to the circuit board, the electrical connector comprising: an electrical contact having a mounting segment that is configured to be electrically connected to the mating contact of the circuit board; and a dielectric connector body, the electrical contact being held by the body, the body having a base that is coupled to the edge of the circuit board, the body comprising a locating boss that extends outwardly on the base, the locating boss being received within the locating opening of the housing, wherein the locating boss comprises a datum surface and a crush rib that extends outwardly from the locating boss, the crush rib being deformed and engaged with the wall of the housing such that the crush rib exerts an alignment force on the housing that presses the datum surface of the locating boss against the datum surface of the locating opening of the housing.