Patent ID: 9419356
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical power contact configured to mate with a complementary electrical power contact in a forward direction, the electrical power contact comprising: a mounting portion configured to electrically connect to a substrate; a mating portion that extends along a forward direction with respect to the mounting portion, the mating portion configured to mate with the complementary electrical power contact, the mating portion including first and second contact blades disposed adjacent each other and abutting each other along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the forward direction, wherein the first contact blade defines a first forwardmost tip, and the second contact blades defines a second forwardmost tip; an intermediate portion that extends between the mating portion and the mounting portion, the intermediate portion configured to transmit electrical current between the mating portion and the mounting portion, wherein a select portion of the power contact is configured to elastically angulate with respect to at least a portion of the mounting portion within a range that causes the first and second forwardmost tips to deflect a distance between approximately 0.25 mm and approximately 3 mm in the second direction, such that at least one of the first and second contact blades slides along the other of the first and second contact blades.