Patent ID: 8808009

Claim:
An interconnect device for electrically connecting first and second electrical components together along a connection axis, said interconnect comprising: a contact assembly having an insulative carrier and electrical contacts held by the insulative carrier, the insulative carrier comprising opposite mating and mounting sides, the electrical contacts comprising mounting segments that extend along the mounting side of the insulative carrier for mounting to the first electrical component, the electrical contacts comprising mating segments that extend along the mating side of the insulative carrier for mating with the second electrical component, the mating segments being configured to be compressed along the connection axis; a frame that is configured to be mounted to the first electrical component, the frame comprising a central opening and at least one perimeter segment that defines a boundary of the central opening, the contact assembly being held within the central opening, the at least one perimeter segment comprising a mounting side surface that is configured to face the first electrical component and a mating side surface that is opposite the mounting side surface, the frame comprising a compression stop having a stop surface that is configured to engage the second electrical component to limit an amount of compression of the mating segments along the connection axis, wherein the stop surface is aligned with the mating side surface of the perimeter segment; and wherein the contact assembly is configured to float relative to the frame along a float axis that extends approximately perpendicular to the connection axis.