Patent ID: 6921278

Claim:
An apparatus for electrically connecting two objects together, comprising: a first object having a first connective surface on which is defined a ridge; a row of first electrical contacts supported on the first connective surface and substantially parallel to the ridge; a second object having a second connective surface on which is defined an open-ended trough; a row of second electrical contacts supported on the second connective surface and substantially parallel to the trough, wherein the second contacts are configured to contact the first contacts; an alignment member movably supported on the second object and defining: a first cam surface configured to contact the first object during movement of the alignment member so as to substantially align the first contacts with the second contacts in a direction substantially normal to the ridge and trough; a second cam surface configured to contact the first object during movement of the alignment member so as to substantially align the first is contacts with the second contacts in a direction substantially parallel to the path of movement; and, a third cam surface configured to resiliently deflect the second contacts during movement of the alignment member so as to selectively cause the second contacts to contact the first contacts.