Removable body for an electrical connector

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• a removable body including:
• a pair of oppositely opposed lever arms, each of the lever arms having at least one oppositely opposed abutment member protruding therefrom;
• a tee section disposed between the lever arms, the tee section including:
• a flange portion extending between the lever arms such that each of the lever arms is rotatably engaged at opposite ends thereof, the flange portion additionally defining a plurality of uniformly spaced holes;
• a web portion disposed between the abutment members;
• and
• a plurality of pins disposed through respective ones of the plurality of holes, wherein the abutment members engage the pins to the web portion when the lever arms are in a first position, and the plurality of pins are disengaged from the web portion when the lever arms are actuated.

A method for assembling two circuit boards, wherein at least one circuit board includes an electrical connector assembly, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a first circuit board with at least one electrical connector assembly engaged thereto, the electrical connector assembly including a removable body engaged to a plurality of pins, the removable body including a pair of oppositely opposed lever arms each including at least one oppositely opposed abutment member protruding therefrom, the removable body further including a tee section disposed between the lever arms, the tee section including a flange with each lever arm rotatably engage at opposite ends thereof to bias the lever arms in a first position, the tee section further including a web portion disposed between the abutment members, wherein the abutment members engage the pins to the web portion when the lever arms are in the first position, and the pins are disengaged when the lever arms are actuated;
• b) removing the removable body from the at least one electrical connector assembly engaged to the first circuit board, thereby leaving the plurality of pins engaged to the first circuit board;
• c) providing a second circuit board with corresponding receptacles for receiving the plurality of pins of the first circuit board;
• and
• d) attaching the second circuit board to the first circuit board by mounting the plurality of pins of the first circuit board to the corresponding receptacles of the second circuit board.