Patent ID: 9373908
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G01R,H01R

Claim Text:
1. A contact assembly comprising: a base formed at least partially of an electrically nonconductive material and having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an aperture positioned on the second end, the aperture presenting a narrowing shape with a wide mouth and a narrow internal through-hole; a first electrical contact supported by the base and having a first end positioned near the first end of the base and configured to engage a first external conductive circuit element and a second end opposite the first end of the first electrical contact and having a first chamfered tip including a first plurality of surface faces each angled downwardly from a central point of the first chamfered tip; and a second electrical contact electrically isolated from the first electrical contact, supported by the base, and having a first end positioned near the first end of the base and a second end opposite the first end of the second electrical contact and having a second chamfered tip including a second plurality of surface faces each angled downwardly from a central point of the second chamfered tip, the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact being configured to simultaneously engage an external connector element at different points on the external connector element via the first and second pluralities of surface faces of the second ends of the electrical contacts when the external connector element is inserted into the aperture, the electrical contacts being configured to compress when the first ends of the electrical contacts engage the external conductive circuit elements and the second ends of the electrical contacts engage the external connector element.