US 7,320,609 B1 | ||
Backplane connector | ||
Steven E. Minich, York, Pa. (US) | ||
Assigned to FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
Filed on Jan. 25, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/627,110. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/834415, filed on Jul. 31, 2006. | ||
Int. Cl. H01R 12/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 439—79 | 23 Claims |
1. An assembly, comprising:
a first circuit board defining a first side;
a second circuit board defining a second side that faces the first side of the first circuit board;
at least one vertical connector connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board;
a first electrical connector connected to the first side of the first circuit board and defining a first mating interface
for electrical connection to an electrical device; and
a second electrical connector connected to the second side of the second circuit board and defining a second mating interface
for electrical connection to the electrical device;
wherein the first mating interface and the second mating interface are offset in a first direction and in a second direction
that is transverse to the first direction.
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