Patent ID: 8465332
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical contact assembly comprising: a connector housing having a body with a mating end and a wire end, an opening extending through the body from the mating end to the wire end; a contact hood having a body including an axis and an opening extending through the body along the axis, the contact hood having at least two hood fasteners preformed on the contact hood, the contact hood received in the opening of the connector housing; and an electrical contact having a body including a contact end and a socket end, the socket end having at least two contact fasteners preformed on the electrical contact, the socket end inserted axially into the opening of the contact hood so that the at least two preformed hood fasteners engage the at least two preformed contact fasteners to secure the electrical contact within the contact hood, the contact end of the electrical contact configured to extend from the mating end of the connector housing and connect to a contact of a mating connector, wherein the preformed hood fasteners and preformed contact fasteners being formed prior to inserting the electrical contact into the contact hood.