Patent ID: 6905377
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical contact, comprising: a support body defining a support body plane, said support body being configured to be held in a hole in a socket such that too and bottom ends of said support body are directed toward a top and a bottom, respectively, of the socket; and a contact beam having a base portion joined to a side edge of side support body, said base portion projecting upward along said side edge of said support body, said base portion extending along a base axis parallel to said support body plane, said base portion having an upper end joined at a deflectable bend with an outer portion of said contact beam, said outer portion being configured to engage an adjoining contact, said outer portion flexing at said bend in a first direction with respect to said base axis and flexing in a second direction about said base axis.