Patent ID: 6328615
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A contact with a mating end for releaseably mating to another contact and with a termination end for permanent attachment to a conductor, said contact comprising:a terminus that has an axis and that has front and rear portions spaced along said axis, said rear portion forming said termination end, and said front portion forming a groove;a mater that has a front portion forming said mating end, said mater having a rear end that fits into said groove and that is locked in said groove to fix said mater to said terminus;said terminus front portion has a radial inner wall and a radial outer wall, said walls being concentric and radially spaced to form said groove, with said groove opening in an axially forward direction;said mater rear end has a cylindrical portion with a free rear end that lies in said groove in an interference fit therein.