Patent ID: 6019644
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a step connector assembly which comprises the steps of:forming an electrical connector, said electrical connector having a first end and a second end and having sequentially therebetween a base section, a lever arm, an extension arm, and a footing, said extension arm being angled from said lever arm to step said footing from said base section;surrounding a portion of said base section with a body, said body being formed with a shoulder defined by a ledge and a bearing wall; andpulling said electrical connector through said body to brace said base section in said body, to cantilever said lever arm from said ledge, and to juxtapose said extension arm adjacent said bearing wall with said footing extending outwardly from said bearing wall for deflection of said footing along said bearing wall in response to a bending of said lever arm.