Multiple connector

Claim 2

A socket connector assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein the lower housing wall comprises an insulating strip which retains the spring contact within the compartment by interlocking with the transverse partitions.

Claim 3

A connector assembly attached to a printed circuit board comprising a plug connector attached to a carrierplate having an elongated housing forming a channel-shaped section at one end, contact pins mounted within the housing and projecting therefrom, a socket connector including an elongated hollow housing having an upper wall, lower wall and two parallel opposed side walls; at least one longitudinal partition within the housing between the side walls, a plurality of transverse partitions dividing the interior of the housing into a plurality of separate compartments, a plurality of apertures defined in the upper wall of the housing and positioned therein so as to provide access to each of the compartments, spring contact means mounted within each compartment, said spring contact means having a first end portion with a curved contact portion thereon positioned adjacent said aperture for biasingly engaging a mating plug connector contact pin between said curved contact portion and one of said side walls when inserted through the aperture, a second end portion of said spring contact means extending outwardly from the lower wall of the housing interconnected with a printed circuit board, and means for aligning the plug connector and socket connector during engagement including a tab extension on the socket housing for cooperation with the channel-shaped section on the plug connector.