Connector assembly having a compressive coupling member

A connector assembly comprising:

• a mating connector configured to be mounted to a first substrate;
• a header assembly configured to be mounted to a second substrate and to mate with the mating connector to mechanically and electrically interconnect the first and second substrates in a parallel arrangement, the header assembly comprising:
• a housing having interfaces on opposing sides of the housing, one of the interfaces for engaging the second substrate and the other of the interfaces for engaging the mating connector to mechanically interconnect the substrates;
• a contact extending between and protruding from the interfaces of the housing and configured to engage the mating connector and the second substrate to provide an electrical connection between the substrates;
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• a compressive coupling member configured to extend through the substrates, the housing and the mating connector in a direction transverse to at least one of the interfaces, the coupling member configured to apply a compressive force to the header assembly and the mating connector to secure the mating connector and the header assembly together.

A connector assembly comprising:

• a housing having a mating interface and a mounting interface on opposite sides of the housing, the mating and mounting interfaces having openings aligned with one another in a direction transverse to the mating and mounting interfaces, the mounting interface configured to engage a first substrate when the housing is mounted to the first substrate, the mating interface configured to mate with a mating connector mounted to a second substrate, the housing configured to mate with the mating connector to interconnect the substrates in a parallel arrangement;
• a contact extending between the mating and mounting interfaces of the housing and configured to provide an electrical connection between the substrates;
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• a compressive coupling member disposed through the openings in the mating and mounting interfaces, the compressive coupling member configured to extend through the substrates and the housing in a direction transverse to at least one of the mating and mounting interfaces, the coupling member configured to apply a compressive force to the housing to secure the housing with the mating connector to electrically and mechanically interconnect the substrates.