Patent ID: 7670196

Claim:
An electrical connector of the type for mounting into a first pattern of apertures in a substrate, the connector comprising: a plurality of contacts, each contact defining a mating end and a mounting end; a housing capable of holding the plurality of contacts for registration with the first pattern of apertures; wherein the mounting end comprises a tactile feedback tip, a compliant section and a resting ledge, the tactile feedback tip comprising a lateral engagement section that is smaller in the radial dimension than the aperture; wherein the compliant section when uncompressed is larger in the radial dimension than the aperture; and wherein the resting ledge cooperates with the substrate to maintain the compliant section above the substrate under the weight of the connector and the lateral engagement section allows for lateral movement of the connector sufficient to allow the lateral engagement section to engage the substrate and provide tactile feedback to a user during the process of aligning the contacts with the pattern of apertures.