Patent ID: 7828602
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector adapted for mating with a complementary connector, comprising: an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity, a passageway in communication with the receiving cavity and a pivot in the passageway, the receiving cavity having a pair of surfaces opposite to each other, one of said surfaces attached to said passageway, the other of said surfaces standing far away from said passageway; and an electric contact received in the passageway and extending into the receiving cavity for contacting with the complementary connector; wherein the contact comprises first and second elastic contact engaging portions for physically and electrically connecting with the complementary connector, the first contact engaging portion is closer to the other of said surfaces of the receiving cavity than the second contact engaging portion, and the second contact engaging portion is closer to a front surface of the housing than the first contact engaging portion, with the pivot disposed between the first and the second contact engaging portions.