Patent ID: 7918683

Claim:
A connector assembly configured to engage a removable daughter card assembly having leading and trailing ends and a side surface extending therebetween, the connector assembly comprising: a connector having a mating surface including an array of connector terminals thereon, the mating surface interfacing with the side surface of the daughter card assembly when the daughter card assembly is moved to an engaged position, the array of connector terminals being configured to engage an array of card terminals on the side surface when the daughter card assembly is moved to the engaged position; and a guide assembly comprising a guide channel and a cam member that slidably engages the guide channel to direct the daughter card assembly to an offset position, the side and mating surfaces forming a non-orthogonal angle with respect to each other when the daughter card assembly is in the offset position such that card terminals proximate to the leading end and card terminals proximate to the trailing end are positioned at different distances away from the mating surface, wherein the guide channel is configured to permit the daughter card assembly to be rotated about an axis of rotation, the daughter card assembly moving from the offset position to the engaged position where the side and mating surfaces are substantially parallel to one another.