Patent ID: 6974332
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical contact for an electrical connector comprising a housing defining at least one passage, the contact comprising: a retention portion being adapted to be secured in a corresponding passage in the housing of the connector; a connecting portion extending from one end of said retention portion; and a resilient portion extending from an opposite end of said retention portion and comprising a coil-shaped body with an axis and a mating portion extending from a top of the body for mating with a mating conductive member; wherein when the mating portion mates with said mating conductive member, the body of the resilient portion is compressed substantially along the axis thereof to supply contact force so as to assure engagement between the mating portion and said mating conductive member; wherein during mating of the mating portion with said mating conductive member, the body abuts against an inner side of the passage, thereby to prevent the body from deflecting away from the axis.