Connector for use with printed circuit board

A connector assembly, comprising:

• a connector receptacle configured to be mounted directly or indirectly to a chassis of an electronic device;
• and
• at least one conductive contact spring mounted to the connector receptacle and configured to electrically couple to a connector plug inserted in the connector receptacle;
• the conductive contact spring being biased so that a contacting portion of the conductive contact spring contacts an electrical contact of a printed circuit board of the electronic device and forms an electrical connection, the electrical connection being maintained during relative movement of the conductive contact spring and the electrical contact of the printed circuit board by a bias force of the conductive contact spring, wherein
• the printed circuit board is formed in a horizontal plane, and
• the conductive contact spring includes a distal portion that extends horizontally away from a housing of the connector receptacle and toward the electrical contact.

A method for manufacturing a connector assembly, the method comprising:

• providing at least one conductive contact spring with a contacting portion;
• mounting a proximate portion of the conductive contact spring to a connector receptacle configured to be mounted directly or indirectly to a chassis of an electronic device, the connector receptacle further configured to electrically couple to a connector plug inserted in the connector receptacle, the proximate portion of the conductive contact spring extending substantially orthogonally to a distal portion of the conductive contact spring, the proximate portion and the distal portion meeting at a location on the connector receptacle and the distal portion extending freely away from the meeting location toward an electrical contact of a printed circuit board;
• aligning the conductive contact spring and the connector receptacle with an exterior of the electronic device to accommodate the connector plug;
• and
• biasing the conductive contact spring so that the contacting portion contacts the electrical contact of the printed circuit board and follows the movement of the electrical contact during flexure of the printed circuit board, an electrical connection formed between the conductive contact spring and the electrical contact.