Patent ID: 8277228

Claim:
A connector set comprising; a header; and a jointer, wherein the header comprises: an insulating header main body; and a plurality of pairs of header contacts which are provided on the header main body and which are arranged along a first arranging direction so as to be in parallel with one another, wherein the header main body comprises first connecting portions provided at both end portions of the header main body in the first arranging direction and wherein the header is configured to engage a socket comprising second connecting portions and the first connecting portions have a shape to engage the second connecting portions when the header engages the socket, wherein the jointer is configured to couple the header such that the first arranging direction of the header is in parallel with a first direction, and such that the header is oriented so as to be electrically connected to a circuit board when the header is coupled by the jointer, and wherein the jointer comprises: a jointer body, and first jointer connecting portions which are provided at both end portions of the jointer body, which extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and which are configured to engage the first connecting portions, wherein the first jointer connecting portions have a substantially same shape as the second connecting portions.