Patent ID: 6247972
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:a first connector including a first connector housing and a plurality of male contact pins secured in the first connector housing; anda second connector including a second connector housing and a plurality of female contact pins secured within holes formed in the second connector housing, each of said female contact pins having a stabilizer portion adapted to secure the female contact pin to the second connector housing and a contact portion extending from the stabilizer portion, wherein said contact portion flexes when forming an electrical connection with a corresponding male contact pin of said first connector, and wherein when the contact portion is not flexed the contact portion extends at an angle to the stabilizer portion, and a distance spanned by the contact portion in each direction. Orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the stabilizer portion is substantially the same as or less than a distance spanned by the stabilizer portion in a corresponding direction.