Patent ID: 8033852

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a housing extending between opposite ends along a longitudinal axis and including a front face, the housing including an opening extending into the front face and an elongated channel oriented along the longitudinal axis, the housing including retention features extending into the opening; a connector interface body joined with the front face of the housing, the connector interface body configured to move away from the front face to mate with a circuit board; an elongated shaft disposed in the channel and configured to rotate within the housing; and a cam disposed within the opening of the housing and including a passageway through which the shaft extends such that rotation of the shaft rotates the cam to engage and drive the connector interface body away from the housing, the cam including a collar protruding from the cam and extending along a periphery of the passageway, wherein the collar has a clearance dimension along a first direction that is smaller than a gap between the retention features of the housing and an interference dimension along a transverse direction that is larger than the gap, the cam configured to be retained in the housing when the collar engages the retention features across the interference dimension.