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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.