Patent ID: 11870194
Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. An electrical contact, comprising:
a plug-in structure adapted to receive a mating contact and extending in a first direction; and
a clamping structure for attaching the contact to a wire conductor, the clamping structure extending in a second direction, distinct from the first direction, and disposed outside an extension area of the plug-in structure in the first direction, wherein the clamping structure comprises a base portion and a crimping portion, one end of the crimping portion extending from one side edge of the base portion, and another end of the crimping portion is formed with a crimping tongue having a planar surface, and a second side edge of the base portion opposite the crimping portion defines a notch configured to receive the planar surface of the crimping tongue.