Patent ID: 7771207

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly configured to electrically couple first and second circuit boards, the second circuit board having board contacts provided thereon, the connector assembly comprising: an electrical connector configured to be coupled to the first circuit board, the connector including a board mating face and an array of connector contacts provided thereon, the connector contacts being configured to engage the board contacts; and a guide assembly configured to be coupled to the first and second circuit boards and positioned to extend in a longitudinal direction along the board mating face of the connector, the guide assembly including a guide rail coupled to the first circuit board, the guide rail having a body including a guide channel extending along the guide rail, and cam members coupled to and extending from the second circuit board, the cam members slidably engaging the guide channel such that the second circuit board is moved during a loading stage along the longitudinal direction until the board contacts are substantially aligned with the array of connector contacts and during a shifting stage in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction until the array of connector contacts engage the board contacts.