Patent ID: 7182605
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical contact usable in an electrical connector for interconnecting a first electronic component and a second electronic component, the electrical contact comprising: a first contact piece and a second contact piece, each of the contact pieces stamped from a sheet of material; the first contact piece and the second contact piece adapted to be retained in a common passageway of the electrical connector, the first contact piece and the second contact piece being physically spaced apart to commonly form at least a part of an axially-extending hollow tube that is aligned about a reference axis, said reference axis extending parallel to a lengthwise axis of the passageway, said at least a part of the hollow tube configured to define a space radially and axially encircling the passageway with respect to said lengthwise axis of the passageway; the first contact piece and the second contact piece being electrically connected by a contacting piece therebetween; the first contact piece further including a first contact portion adapted for engaging with the first electronic component; and the second contact piece further including a second contact portion adapted for engaging with the second electronic component.