Patent ID: 7704082

Claim:
A connector assembly for mounting to a substrate having an opening extending between a mounting side and an opposite side, the connector assembly comprising: a housing having a front end, an opposite back end, and a side extending from the front end to the back end, the housing having an interior chamber extending inward from the front end, the housing comprising a contact opening extending through the back end to the interior chamber and a contact slot extending from the contact opening to the side of the housing along the back end; and a contact extending between a mating end disposed in the interior chamber and a contact mounting surface disposed outside of the housing, the contact loaded into the contact opening and extending through the contact slot in the back end of the housing to the side of the housing and to the contact mounting surface, wherein the contact mounting surface is mounted to the mounting side of the substrate such that the front end of the housing protrudes through the opening in the substrate.