Patent ID: 9419361
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing; an electrical contact held by the housing, the electrical contact extends from a wire end to a pin end, the electrical contact comprising opposing spring beams extending along the wire end configured to receive an electrical wire therebetween, the spring beams having conductor interfaces configured to engage in physical contact with the electrical wire such that the electrical wire is captured between the spring beams with a compliant pinch connection, the pin end comprising a contact interface configured to engage in physical contact with a pin of a mating contact to electrically connect the electrical contact to the mating contact; and a pivot block held by the housing, the pivot block comprising a receptacle, the pivot block being pivotable between an open position and a closed position, the receptacle being configured to receive the electrical wire when the pivot block is in the open position, the pivot block being configured to be pivoted from the open position to the closed position to move the electrical wire into engagement in physical contact between the conductor interfaces of the spring beams such that the electrical wire is captured between the spring beams with the compliant pinch connection and thereby electrically connected to the electrical contact, wherein the pin end includes opposing spring beams defining the contact interface comprising a contact interface configured to receive the nm a pin of the mating contact such that the pin is captured between the spring beams of the pin end with a compliant pinch connection to electrically connect the electrical contact to the mating contact.