Patent ID: 7815444

Claim:
A right-angle electrical connector for mounting on a substrate, the right-angle connector comprising: an electrically conductive contact that defines a mounting end and a mating end; a connector housing that contains the contact, the connector housing having a mating end configured to mate with a complementary electrical connector, the mating end of the connector housing defining a mating plane; wherein (i) the mating end of the contact is a blade configured to be received in a complementary receptacle, and is disposed in the mating end of the connector housing; and (ii) the mating plane is flush with an edge of the substrate when the connector is mounted on the substrate, and the connector housing is configured to contact the substrate at a lower portion of the mating end when the connector is mounted on the substrate, wherein the connector housing comprises a mounting plane that extends perpendicular to the mating plane, and the connector housing further comprises a guide portion that is connected to the mating end of the connector and defines a guide plane that is perpendicular to the mating plane, wherein the guide portion defines a first void between the guide plane and the mounting plane, wherein the first void between the guide plane and the mounting plane receives a header wall of a complementary connector.