Patent ID: 6558207
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical contact comprising:a contact body that is stamped from sheet material, the contact body having a contour and an axis following the contour of the contact body, the contact body having opposite surfaces and a nominal thickness between the opposite surfaces corresponding to a thickness of the sheet material, the contact body having a mounting section that is adapted to be secured in a housing, and a resilient section that is deflectable upon engagement with a mating contact, the resilient section including a deformed section wherein the opposite surfaces of the contact body are deformed to produce extremities, and a thickness between the extremities is greater than the nominal thickness of the contact body, at least two contact surfaces, one disposed on each opposite side of the axis such that forces resulting from engagement with the contact surfaces are directed in opposite directions of the contact body, engagement with which results in deflection of the resilient section.