Patent ID: 7198519

Claim:
A connector for providing a connection between a circuit board and an opposing electronic element, the opposing electronic element including a male portion having a plurality of conductive members disposed thereon, and a projecting member distinct from said male portion, said connector comprising: an insulative connector housing having a mating face including a receptacle portion and a mounting face at a location spaced apart from said mating face; a plurality of conductive tenninals supported by said housing, the terminals being arranged in distinct sets of first terminals and second terminals having contact portions, said first set of terminals and said second set of terminals being positioned in generally opposing relationships so as to provide a contacting pathway containing said contact portions; and a recess of the connector housing, said recess defining a lengthwise slot that is spaced from said contacting pathway, the slot receiving the projecting member of an opposing mating connector, and the contacting pathway having an insertion depth that is less than that of said lengthwise slot.