Patent ID: 7637749

Claim:
Device for electrically contacting circuit boards that are positioned in basically perpendicular fashion relative to each other, with an insulating housing ( 10 ) in the form of an optical tube, wherein at least one electrically conductive element ( 20 , 30 , 40 , 50 ) exhibiting at least two connector elements ( 21 , 22 , 31 , 32 , 41 , 42 , 51 , 52 , 53 ) is positioned in a wall ( 11 ) of the optical tube such that the connector elements ( 21 , 22 , 31 , 32 , 41 , 42 , 51 , 52 , 53 ) project from the optical tube wall ( 11 ) of the housing ( 10 ), and wherein an inner area of the optical tube is provided with a light absorbing surface.