Patent ID: 8388356

Claim:
A connector for interconnecting a first and a second circuit board, the connector comprising: contact members having: a main body having a top, a bottom, a front, and a rear, a base extending along the bottom of the main body, the base being configured to be surface mounted to the first circuit board, the base extending outward from both the front and the rear of the main body, and an electrical contact extending forwardly from the main body, the electrical contact being configured to be through hole mounted to the second circuit board; and a housing having a top, a bottom, a front, and a rear, the housing further having slots formed therein, the contact members being secured in corresponding slots of the housing so that the bases of the contact members are held coplanar along the bottom of the housing for mounting to the first circuit board, the electrical contacts of the contact members extending from the front of the housing for mounting to the second circuit board.