Patent ID: 8292644

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a housing configured to be joined to a first circuit board and including a header portion configured to move in a mating direction toward a second circuit board; a mating array joined to the header portion and including an array terminal, the mating array moveable in the mating direction to couple the array terminal with a mating terminal of the second circuit board; and a self-alignment subassembly disposed between the header portion and the mating array, the self-alignment subassembly applying a resilient force on the mating array that permits alignment of the array terminal of the mating array with the mating terminal, wherein the resilient force permits the mating array to float in at least one direction that is approximately perpendicular to the mating direction as the mating array is moved in the mating direction to engage the second circuit board, the self-alignment subassembly also applying a loading force on the mating array in the mating direction that couples the array terminal of the mating array with the mating terminal.