Patent ID: 7967638

Claim:
A mezzanine connector for connecting a first circuit board and a second circuit board parallel to the first circuit board, comprising: a plurality of wafers side-by-side arranged with each other, each wafer including an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts fixed in the insulative housing, and a shielding plate assembled to a first side of the insulative housing to shield the contacts of an adjacent wafer, each contact including a retaining portion fixed in the insulative housing, a first tail extending from a first end of the retaining portion for being mounted to the first circuit board, and a second tail extending from a second end of the retaining portion for being mounted to the second circuit board, each insulative housing comprising a first tab extending beyond a lateral side thereof; and an organizer assembled to the first tabs to unify the wafers: wherein each insulative housing comprises a third tab extending beyond another lateral side thereof opposite to the first tab, the mezzanine connector further comprising another organizer assembled to the third tabs opposite to the organizer.