Reliable electrical connector

An electrical connector comprising:

• a housing comprising a pair of side portions each elongating in a longitudinal direction, a portion extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a slot at least partially separating the pair of side portions;
• and
• a member comprising a first portion fixed to the housing adjacent the portion of the housing extending in the vertical direction and a compliant portion extending into the slot, wherein:
• the portion of the housing comprises a first insertion space for the member, and a second insertion space at least partially surrounding an end of the slot and separated from the first insertion space in a transverse direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction, the second insertion space configured for receiving a reinforcing member.

An electronic system comprising:

• an electrical connector comprising:
• a housing comprising a tower portion extending in a vertical direction and a slot, the slot comprising a first portion elongating in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and a second portion extending in the tower portion in the vertical direction;
• first and second members disposed in the tower portion of the housing and separate from each other, each of the first and second members comprising a first portion curving into the second portion of the slot of the housing;
• and
• a reinforcing member disposed in the tower portion of the housing, the reinforcing member separate from and at least partially surrounding the first and second members;
• and
• a component inserted into the slot of the housing and engaged by the first portions of the first and second members in the second portion of the slot of the housing.