Patent ID: 8206179

Claim:
An connector assembly, comprising: an adapter assembly; and a header assembly configured to connect to a circuit board and configured to mate with the adapter assembly, wherein the adapter assembly comprises: an adapter housing having an aperture for receiving other housings; a first power/RF housing disposed in the aperture of the adapter housing, the first power/RF housing having an aperture for receiving a power or RF contact; and a first power or RF contact disposed in the aperture of the first power/RF housing; a first signal housing disposed in the aperture of the adapter housing, the first signal housing having a first row of apertures and a second row of apertures; and a first set of signal contacts, each contact in said first set of signal contacts being disposed in one of said apertures of the first signal housing; and the header assembly comprises: a header housing; a second power/RF housing housed by the header housing, the second power/RF housing having an aperture for receiving a power or RF contact; a second power or RF contact disposed in the aperture of the second power/RF housing, the second power or RF contact being electrically connected with the first power or RF contact; a second signal housing housed in the header housing, the second signal housing having a first row of apertures and a second row of apertures; and a second set of signal contacts, each contact in said second set of signal contacts being disposed in one of said apertures of the second signal housing and being electrically connected with a signal contact from the first set of signal contacts.