Patent ID: 8708714

Claim:
A connector assembly for effecting a connection between an electronic device and a circuit board, the connector assembly comprising: a plug portion, the plug portion including an insulative plug body, the plug body including a skirt portion and a plug member extending from the skirt portion for a preselected depth, a plurality of conductive first contacts disposed along the skirt portion and at least one conductive second contact disposed on a mating surface of the plug member, the skirt portion including at least one projecting engagement member, the mating surface facing the circuit board; a receptacle portion mateable with the plug portion, the receptacle portion including an insulative receptacle body and an engagement channel, the receptacle body including a frame that defines and encloses a cavity in the receptacle body, the cavity having a second preselected depth for receiving the plug member therein when the plug and receptacle portions are mated together, the receptacle body including a plurality of conductive receptacle contacts disposed on the frame in opposition to the plug body first contacts , the engagement channel having a quadrangular groove configuration defined by an outer frame portion and an inner frame portion, the engagement channel receiving each projecting engagement member; and a dielectric member disposed on each plug body second contact at the mating surface to permit capacitive coupling to occur between each plug body second contact and an opposing contact disposed on the circuit board when the plug and receptacle portions are mated together.