Patent ID: 7690925

Claim:
A connector assembly configured to electrically connect a first substrate with a second substrate, the connector assembly comprising: an insulating support member including an array of apertures, each aperture extending from a first surface of the insulating support member to an opposite second surface of the insulating support member, each aperture configured to receive a terminal assembly; and a plurality of terminal assemblies which provide electrical connections between connection regions of the first substrate and respective corresponding connection regions of the second substrate, a terminal assembly disposed in each of the apertures, each terminal assembly including: a socket including a first end configured to contact a corresponding connection region of the first substrate, and a socket body extending from the first end to an opposed second end of the socket, the socket body defining a socket cavity; a pin at least partially received within the socket cavity, the pin including a pin head configured to contact a corresponding connection region of the second substrate, and a pin body extending from the pin head, the pin body defining a pin cavity; and a resilient member received within the socket cavity and configured to bias the socket and pin in opposed directions, wherein the first end of the socket is press fit within the corresponding aperture, the second end of the socket includes an opening having a width that is less than a width of the socket cavity, and the pin is dimensioned so that the pin head passes through the opening and the pin body is prevented from passing through the opening whereby the pin body is retained within the socket cavity.