Patent ID: 8821170

Claim:
An electrical contact, the electrical contact cooperating with a mating connector, the electrical contact comprising: a first rail; a second rail connected to and parallel with said first rail; a plurality of spaced apart first cantilevered beams connected to said first rail, said first cantilevered beams projecting from said first rail toward said second rail; a plurality of spaced apart second cantilevered beams connected to said second rail, said second cantilevered beams projecting from said second rail toward said first rail; said first cantilevered beams residing in interleaved relationship with said second cantilevered beams; two end members connecting said first rail to said second rail; when viewed from said end members said first cantilevered beams and said second cantilevered beams each being bowed; said first cantilevered beans and said second cantilevered beams each projecting a maximum height above said end members; said first cantilevered beams each having a proximal end connected to said first rail and an opposite distal end; said second cantilevered beams each having a proximal end connected to said second rail and an opposite distal end; said maximum height being located closer to said distal ends than to said proximal ends; and, so that when the mating connector is inserted parallel to said first and second end members, the mating connector will engage one of said first cantilevered beams and said second cantilevered beams before engaging the other of said first cantilevered beams and said second cantilevered beams.