Patent ID: 8430684

Claim:
A connector assembly for connecting a ribbon cable to a circuit board, said assembly comprising: a base mounted to said circuit board; a dielectric support secured to said base, said dielectric support having a first end and a second end, wherein said dielectric support has a first convex protrusion that extends between said first end and said second end along a first line of progression; a bias plate disposed atop said dielectric support, wherein said bias plate and said dielectric support form at least part of a first ribbon cable receptacle, wherein said first convex protrusion faces said first ribbon cable receptacle; a plurality of conductive elements arranged in parallel on said dielectric support, wherein said plurality of conductive elements lay perpendicular to said first line of progression and extends over said first convex protrusion; and a clip having two vertical mounts positioned a predetermined distance apart, wherein said dielectric support and said bias plate are disposed between said vertical mounts and said vertical mounts define opposing sides of said ribbon cable receptacle, wherein said clip biases said bias plate against said dielectric support.