Patent ID: 8968022
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a receptacle that is configured to receive an electrical wire therein; an electrical contact held by the housing, the electrical contact comprising a contact beam that includes a wire interface that is configured to engage the electrical wire, the contact beam being movable between a closed position and an open position, the wire interface being configured to engage the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the closed position, the wire interface being configured to be disengaged from the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the open position; and a push-button actuator separately provided from the housing and manufactured from a different material than the housing, the push-button actuator being secured to the housing and positioned for actuation of the contact beam, the push-button actuator comprising a resiliently deflectable spring that is configured to slidably engage the contact beam to thereby move the contact beam from the closed position to the open position.