Orthogonal electrical connector assembly

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a first electrical connector comprising a plurality of leadframe assemblies and a housing having a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, each of the plurality of leadframe assemblies comprising:
• a dielectric portion supported by the housing, and
• a plurality of electrical contacts held in a column by the dielectric portion, each one of the electrical contacts comprising a mating end located at the front surface, a mounting end located at the bottom surface, and a bent region disposed between the mating end and the mounting end, wherein the mating end comprises a broadside defining a first plane and the bent region is bent within a second plane that is orthogonal to the first plane,
• wherein the plurality of mating ends of the first electrical connector occupy a sub-portion of the front surface that is adjacent to the top surface, and the plurality of mounting ends of the first electrical connector occupy a sub-portion of the bottom surface that is adjacent to the rear surface;
• and
• a second electrical connector configured to mate with the first electrical connector, the second electrical connector comprising a plurality of leadframe assemblies each of the plurality of leadframe assemblies comprising:
• a dielectric portion, and
• a plurality of electrical contacts held in a row by the dielectric portion, each one of the electrical contacts comprising a mating end, a mounting end and a bent region disposed between the mating end and the mounting end, wherein the mating end comprises a broadside defining a third plane and the bent region is bent within the third plane, wherein the third plane is parallel to the first plane.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing comprising a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
• a mating interface located at the front surface of the housing and a mounting interface located at the bottom surface of the housing;
• a plurality of leadframe assemblies supported by the housing, each of the plurality of leadframe assemblies comprising a plurality of electrical contacts, and each of the plurality of electrical contacts comprising a mating end positioned at the mating interface, a mounting end positioned at the mounting interface and a bent region disposed between the mating end and the mounting end;
• and
• wherein the mating interface occupies a sub-portion of the front surface of the housing and the mounting interface occupies a sub-portion of the bottom surface of the housing, wherein the sub-portion of the front surface occupied by the mating interface is distal the bottom surface, and the sub-portion of the bottom surface occupied by the mounting interface is distal the front surface.