Patent ID: 8500459

Claim:
A component to a board connector assembly, comprising: a plug portion, the plug portion including a skirt portion, a recess extending downwardly from the skirt portion for a first preselected depth and being defined by a plate portion and at least one sidewall portion, the plate portion including a mating surface spaced from the skirt portion, and a plurality of conductive plug contacts disposed along the skirt portion; and a receptacle portion mateable with the plug portion, the receptacle portion including a frame defining and enclosing a cavity therein, the cavity having a second preselected depth for receiving the recess therein when the plug and receptacle portions are mated together, and a plurality of conductive receptacle contacts disposed on the frame in opposition to the plug contacts; wherein the recess receives the component and provides an electrical connection between the component and the board when the plug portion is mated with the receptacle portion.