Patent ID: 7263770
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of establishing electrical communication between a first circuit-carrying element and second circuit-carrying element, the method comprising: providing an electrically conductive contact including a center portion, a first spring arm extending upwards from the center portion, an opposing second spring arm extending generally downwards from the center portion, a first contact surface, and an opposing second contact surface; locating the contact between the first and second elements; deflecting the first spring arm and second spring arm towards each other in a first direction by pressing the contact between the first and second elements; pressing the first contact surface and second contact surface together as a result of the deflection of the first and second spring arms; sliding the first and second contact surfaces with respect to each other in a second direction as a result of the continued deflection of the first and second spring arms, wherein frictional forces generated between the first and second contact surfaces as the first and second contact surfaces slide with respect to each other are substantially oriented in the second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are generally normal to each other.