Patent ID: 8430685

Claim:
A connector assembly, comprising: an insertion member that includes a plurality of contact pads; a housing that defines an opening at a first end configured to receive the insertion member, wherein an upper inside surface and a lower inside surface of the housing define a plurality of slots, and a wall of the housing defines a plurality of openings, said openings being arranged in a first row and a second row, the plurality of openings in the first row and the second row being evenly spaced apart from adjacent openings, and wherein the openings in the first row are staggered in relation to the openings in the second row; and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned adjacent to one another in the first end of the housing, each electrical contact including: a cross-member; a first extension member and a second extension member that extend from a first end and a second end, respectively, of the cross-member, wherein the first and the second extension members are positioned within respective slots of the housing; a resilient member that extends from a first side of the cross-member that is between the first and the second extension members, the resilient member being configured to make electrical contact with a contact pad of the plurality of contact pads of the insertion member; and a mating extension that extends from a second side of the cross-member that is opposite the first side, wherein the mating extension is configured to extend through one of the plurality of openings defined in the wall of the housing.