Patent ID: 8021183
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical plug arm, comprising: a plug insert portion having a shape suitable for insertion into a corresponding electrical receptacle, the plug insert portion comprising a plug and a stem, wherein the plug comprises a surface perpendicular to a central axis of the plug insert portion at an interface between the plug and the stem, and wherein the surface comprises a band between a periphery of the plug and a periphery of the stem around the entirety of the periphery of the stem; a cold stamped portion having a substantially flat surface perpendicular to a central axis of the plug insert portion, wherein a thickness of the cold stamped portion along the central axis of the plug insert portion is smaller than dimensions of the cold stamped portion measured along the substantially flat surface; and a bridge portion that connects the plug insert portion to one end of the cold stamped portion, wherein the plug insert, cold stamped, and bridge portions are formed from a single piece of material.