Patent ID: 7748994

Claim:
A board-to-board connector assembly adapted for electrically interconnecting female and male printed circuit boards, comprising: a receptacle connector having a receptacle housing defining a receiving recess at a top thereof and four sidewalls formed around the receiving recess, a plurality of first terminals disposed in the receptacle housing, each of the first terminals having a base portion, a connecting arm extending upward from one end of the base portion, and a first resilient portion crookedly extending downward from a top end of the connecting arm, a free end of the first resilient portion protruding downward to form a soldering portion beyond a bottom of the base portion, the soldering portion projecting under the receptacle housing for being soldered to the female printed circuit board, and at least one fixing member disposed in the sidewall, the fixing member having a base frame and a pair of second resilient portions crookedly extending from two opposite ends of the base frame, a free end of each of the second resilient portions protruding to form a soldering tail projecting under the sidewall for being soldered to the female printed circuit board; and a plug connector having a plug housing received in the receiving recess of the receptacle housing, and a plurality of second terminals disposed in the plug housing and soldered to the male printed circuit board, the second terminals electrically contacting the corresponding first terminals when the plug connector is mated with the receptacle connector.