Patent ID: 7354274

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first connector comprising a housing having a plurality of recesses formed therein and a plurality of lead frame assemblies, each of said plurality of lead frame assemblies positioned in one of the recesses and comprising a compliant electrical contact extending from said housing, the compliant electrical contact extending from each of the plurality of lead frame assemblies forming a first plurality of compliant electrical contacts arranged in first a linear array between a first insertion end and a first opposed end; and a second connector comprising a housing having a plurality of recesses formed therein and a plurality of lead frame assemblies, each of said plurality of lead frame assemblies positioned in one of the recesses and comprising a plurality of compliant electrical contacts extending from said housing, the compliant electrical contact extending from each of the plurality of lead frame assemblies forming a second plurality of compliant electrical contacts arranged in a second linear array between a second insertion end and a second opposed end, wherein the second plurality of compliant electrical contacts face said first plurality of compliant electrical contacts, said second plurality of compliant electrical contacts are parallel to the first plurality of compliant electrical contacts, said second plurality of compliant electrical contacts are spaced apart from said first plurality of compliant of electrical contacts forming an electronic device recess there between, and an insertion end opening defined between said first insertion end and said second insertion end for receiving an electronic device.