Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting two adjacent printed circuit boards comprising an electrically insulating body on which are mounted connector elements. Each element has a first portion for electrically contacting a part of one board, and a second portion for contacting a part of the adjacent board, so as to provide electrical connection therebetween. The insulating body may lie between the boards to be interconnected. The connector comprises a first face for interaction with a first circuit board and a second bottommost face for interaction with a second circuit board. Connector elements include a resiliently moveable contact head.

Abstract: An electrical connector for interconnecting circuit boards has an insulating body with adjacently disposed recesses defined along at least one of its sides and open at the sides. A connector element is disposed in each of the recesses having a contact foot extending outwardly from the recess for mounting to one circuit board and a movable contact head extending above an uppermost face of the insulating body for being resiliently pressed into contact with another circuit board. The connector element includes a flexible stem portion between the contact head and a horizontal portion mounted to the insulating body such that the flexible stem portion bends back over the mounted portion only once.