Stacked electrical connector assembly

A stacked connector assembly comprising:

• a first connector defining a first housing with a plurality of first contacts therein;
• and
• a second connector defining a second housing positioned atop the first housing, said second housing defining a receiving cavity above a platform plate thereof, an insert block receiveably assembled in the receiving cavity and cooperating with the first housing to sandwich the platform plate therebetween, an electronic device disposed in the insert block with a plurality of second contacts downwardly extending therefrom;
• wherein
• said platform plate defines a plurality of grooves therealong in a front-to-back direction so as to allow the second terminals to move along the corresponding grooves and extend through the platform plate in a vertical direction, respectively, when said insert block is inserted into the receiving cavity and before the first housing is assembled to the second housing.

A method of assembling a stacked connector assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first connector with a first housing and a plurality of first contacts therein;
• providing a second connector with a second housing, said second housing including a platform plate with a receiving cavity thereabove and a space thereunder;
• forming a plurality of grooves in and along the platform plate;
• providing an electronic device with a plurality of second contacts extending downward therefrom;
• inserting an insert block into the receiving cavity, in a front-to-back direction of the second housing, with a plurality of second terminals moving along the plurality of grooves and extending through and out of the platform plate in a vertical direction, respectively, until the insert block reaches a final horizontal position within the receiving cavity;
• and
• assembling the first housing into the space in the second housing in the same front-to-back direction after the insert block has been fully assembled to the second housing wherein the second terminals are sandwiched between a first rear section of the first housing and a second rear section of the second housing.