Stacked smart card connector assembly

A stacked smart card connector assembly for interconnecting two smart cards to a mother board, comprising:

• an upper smart card connector and a lower smart card connector, each comprising a card receiving slot and a plurality of contacts, each contact comprising a solder portion extending from a bottom surface of the associated connector, the solder portions of the contacts of the lower connector being engaged with corresponding through holes of the mother board;
• means for spacedly supporting the upper connector above the lower connector;
• and
• a transition device retained in a space between the upper and lower connectors and contacting the solder portions of the upper connector to electrically connect the upper connector to the mother board;
• wherein the transition device comprises a flexible circuit board downwardly bent to connect to a mating connector mounted to the mother board.

A stacked smart card connector assembly comprising:

• an upper smart card connector and a lower smart card connector, each of said connectors comprising a card receiving slot and a plurality of contacts therein, each of said contacts defining a mounting portion extending downwardly from a bottom of surface the corresponding connector;
• a significant space provided between said upper connector and said lower connector;
• and
• a transition device positioned in said space and electrically connecting to the mounting portion of the upper connector, said transition device including means laterally extending out of the space and toward the lower connector to electrically connect the upper connector to a circuit board on which the upper and lower connectors are to be placed.