Patent ID: 7862364
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical contact, comprising: a retention portion having a top and a bottom edges, an inner and an outer surfaces; two spaced beams extending upward from two opposite ends of the top edge of the retention portion; and a lead-in chamfer formed on a center part of the top edge and connected with the outer surface; the lead in chamfer of the contact is firstly inserted into the passageway; the contact comprises a soldering portion perpendicular to the retention portion; the retention portion has two barbs disposed at opposite sides thereof; the barbs are located at a plane coplanar with the retention portion and extend downwardly to a same level with the soldering portion; a pair of mating portions extends from the beams and is substantially perpendicular to the beams; wherein the mating portions are spaced apart from each other with a gap defined therebetween, and the gap is gradually reduced from roots of the mating portions to free ends of the mating portions.