Patent ID: 8727815

Claim:
A compliant pin connector mounting system comprising: a connector housing; a plurality of contacts each disposed in the connector housing and each including; a compliant portion; an intermediate portion extending from the compliant portion; a beam portion extending from the intermediate portion; and two load bearing surfaces disposed on opposite sides of the beam portion and defined by upper surfaces of the intermediate portion; and a mounting tool arranged to fit into the connector housing and to contact the two load bearing surfaces of each of the plurality of contacts so as to apply a downward force directly to each of the plurality of contacts; wherein the compliant portion of each of the plurality of contacts is arranged to be aligned with a respective hole in a substrate such that when the downward force is applied directly to the two load bearing surfaces of each of plurality of contacts by the mounting tool, the compliant portion of each of the plurality of contacts is press fit into the respective hole in the substrate; wherein a thickness of the intermediate portion is about 33% greater than a thickness of the beam portion.