Patent ID: 7223134
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cut and bent, one-piece, female electrical contact comprising, in the longitudinal direction, a rear zone adapted for connection to an electrical conductor, a protective housing comprising a bottom, two side walls, and, on a front of the protective housing, a contact terminal adapted for contacting a complementary male contact, wherein the contact terminal comprising at least one spring contact tine provided with a terminal part pointed towards a front of the contact, wherein the side walls each laterally adjoin the bottom and are bent along a longitudinal axis, wherein each side wall comprises a front side and a rear side, and wherein the at least one spring contact tine is constructed from a small strip that extends directly from the rear side of at least one of the side walls and extends in a general rearward direction towards a back of the contact prior to bonding from the rear side of the at least one side wall.