Patent ID: 7547214

Claim:
A connector system for use with electronic devices, comprising: (a) at least two component substrates, wherein each of the at least two component substrates further comprises at least one electrically conductive contact surface; and (b) at least one connector apparatus for connecting the at least two substrates to one another at the edges thereof, wherein the at least one connector apparatus enables electrical communication between the at least two substrates and further includes: (i) at least one electrically conductive transverse conducting member, wherein a first portion of the transverse conducting member contacts the contact surface on the first substrate, and wherein a second portion of the transverse conducting member contacts the contact surface on the second substrate; (ii) a substantially non-conductive housing component, and wherein the housing component further includes means for securing the at least one transverse conducting member therein; and (iii) means for securing the at least one transverse conducting member to each of the substrates and to each of the contact surfaces, wherein the means for securing the at least one transverse conducting member within the housing includes a protrusion formed within a central portion of the housing component, wherein the protrusion cooperates with an aperture formed in a central portion of the transverse conducting member.