Patent ID: 8485853
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical contact comprising: a knurl pattern defined in an interior surface of the electrical contact along a portion of a length of the electrical contact, the length being disposed along a longitudinal axis and the portion configured to axially receive a lead of a wire cable for attachment thereto, thereby allowing the lead to engagingly contact the knurl pattern, the knurl pattern including a plurality of elements, each element in the plurality of elements has a shape that includes a plurality of inner corners, a first pair of opposing inner corners defining a minor axis and a minor distance therebetween and a second pair of opposing inner corners different from said first pair of opposing inner corners defining a major axis and a major distance therebetween, wherein said minor axis is axial with said longitudinal axis and said major axis is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and wherein said minor distance is less than said major distance, wherein each element in the plurality of elements includes a surface having a spaced, recessed relationship to said interior surface.