Patent ID: 6979215

Claim:
A board-to-board connector for connecting circuits on a first circuit board to a mating connector mounted to a second circuit board comprising: an insulative connector body; a plurality of conductive terminals, the terminals having tail portions disposed at a first end thereof for mating to the first printed circuit board, contact portions disposed at a second end thereof for mating with terminals of the mating connector, and body portions for supporting said terminals on said connector body, the terminal tail portions projecting from a first side of said connector body and the contact portions projecting from a second side of said connector body, said terminals further including distinct flexing portions disposed between said terminal contact portions and said connector body second side, the flexing portions enabling movement of said terminal contact portions unit in order to effect a mating engagement with said mating connector; and, a mating shroud at least partially enclosing said terminal contact portions, said connector further including means for supporting said terminals within the mating shroud, the terminal support means engaging said terminals between said terminal contact and flexing portions and also engaging said mating cover to thereby fix said terminal contact portions in place within said mating shroud so that said mating shroud and terminal contact portions move together as a single unit.