Patent ID: 7228628
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making an electrical connector, comprising: obtaining a part having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an interim portion between the first and second end portions; flattening the second end portion, wherein the flattened second end portion has a first face and a second face; trimming the flattened second end portion; and forming a hole in the flattened second end portion, the hole extending from the first face to the second face, wherein the step of trimming the flattened second end portion comprises removing portions of the flattened second end portion, thereby forming the flattened end portion into a desired shape, and after the trimming step is performed, the flattened second end portion has a first end section, a second end section and an interim section between the first and second end sections, wherein the first end section is between the interim portion of the part and the interim section of the flattened second end section, and wherein the first end section of the flattened second end portion has a generally uniform width and a width of the interim section of the flattened second end portion is greater than the width of the first end section.