Patent ID: 7121889

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a first connector comprising an insulative housing and a first printed circuit (PC) portion, the first PC portion having a first edge and a second edge, wherein a set of attachment structures for coupling the first PC portion to a first printed circuit board is disposed along the first edge, the first PC portion including a first plurality of conductors wherein each conductor of the first plurality of conductors extends from a location proximate to the first edge to a location proximate to the second edge; and a second connector comprising an insulative housing and a second PC portion, the second PC portion having a first edge and a second edge, the second PC portion including a second plurality of conductors wherein each conductor of the second plurality of conductors extends from a location proximate to the first edge to a location proximate to the second edge, wherein a set of attachment structures for coupling the second PC portion to a second printed circuit board is disposed along the first edge, wherein a set of contact beams is disposed along the second edge of the second PC portion, wherein the first connector and the second connector are mateable such that each contact beam of the second connector makes electrical contact with a corresponding one of the first plurality of conductors of the first PC portion, wherein the first PC portion of the first connector is parallel to and overlaps at least a portion of the second PC portion of the second connector when the first connector and the second connector are mated.