Patent ID: 7390195
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a connector body, the connector body having a top wall and a bottom wall and a slot extending from the top wall towards the bottom wall; a stamped contact formed from a sheet of conductive material and disposed within the connector body, the contact having a base section insertable into the slot and moveable longitudinally within the slot of the connector body; said contact comprises a pair of contact arm members extending from the base section in opposed directions; each contact arm member comprises two cantilevered contact arms spaced laterally from each other; a pair of locating members is attached to the base section at opposite lateral sides of the base section to assist in the longitudinal movement of the base section along the slot of the connector body; said contact including at least a pair of retention elements spaced longitudinally from each other, each said retention element located adjacent the top wall or bottom wall, said retention elements moveable together with the base section of the contact such that when the contact is moved in a direction from the top wall towards the bottom wall to be at a first position, one of the retention elements is urged to engage on the top wall for positioning the contact relative to the connector body, and when the contact is moved in a direction from the bottom wall towards the top wall to be at a second position, the other retention element is urged to engage on the bottom wall for positioning the contact relative to the connector body, said at least a pair of retention elements is located at opposite most ends of the lateral side of the base section, respectively; said contact comprises another pair of retention elements located at an opposite lateral side of the base section.