Patent ID: 8313344
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting terminal of an electrical contact that extends distally from a distal surface of a contact body, the mounting terminal comprising: a pair of opposed resilient beams defining respective proximal ends, respective distal ends opposite the proximal ends, and respective intermediate regions disposed between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the pair of opposed resilient beams are joined at their proximal ends; wherein each of the beams defines a diverging proximal section extending distally between the proximal end and the intermediate region, and a converging lower section extending distally between the intermediate region and the distal end, so as to define an opening disposed between the beams, wherein the opening defines a substantially oval-shaped distal portion and a proximal portion that extends proximally from the distal portion, the beams defining a first width at a location where the beams are spaced furthest apart from each other in the oval-shaped distal portion, and the beams spaced closer to each other than the first width throughout the proximal portion, and wherein each of the beams defines a thickness that increases distally between the proximal end and the intermediate region, and decreases distally between the intermediate region and the distal end, such that the thickness of each of the beams is greatest at the intermediate region.