Patent ID: 8727795

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a first housing defining a cavity therein; a first contact module holder coupled to the first housing and having an upper portion and a lower portion; a second contact module holder coupled to the first housing and having an upper portion and a lower portion; a first printed circuit board disposed in the cavity of the first housing and configured to couple to the first contact module holder by sliding between the upper portion of the first contact module holder and the lower portion of the first contact module holder, the first printed circuit board having a first contact pad positioned on a surface of the first printed circuit board; a second housing defining a cavity therein; a second printed circuit board disposed in the cavity of the second housing and configured to slide between the upper portion of the second contact module holder and the lower portion of the second contact module holder when the first housing and the second housing are mated together, the second printed circuit board having a second contact pad positioned on a surface of the second printed circuit board; and a contact module coupled to the first contact module holder and the second contact module holder, the contact module including a contact having a first end that directly connects to the first contact pad of the first printed circuit board and having a second end that directly connects to the second contact pad of the second printed circuit board when the first housing and the second housing are mated together.