Patent ID: 6572419
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
Electrical connector comprising:a contact element having two contact legs which form a contact zone and a bent spring area connecting the contact legs, the bent spring area being adapted to apply a contact force to a mating contact element inserted into the contact zone; and an additional spring element having two legs and a bridge connecting the legs, the additional spring element being adapted to be secured to the contact element in a manner that stretching of the additional spring element in a direction of the contact force is greater than stretching of the additional spring element perpendicular to the direction of the contact force; wherein the contact element includes a slot in a lengthwise direction of the contact element, and the additional spring element is secured to the contact element by being inserted into the slot; and wherein the slot extends continuously from one contact leg to the other contact leg through the spring area.