Patent ID: 8021200

Claim:
A socket contact comprising: a mating portion having a front aperture and a transition region, the mating portion comprising: a first contact beam and a second contact beam; the first contact beam extending from a first fixed end, the first contact beam having a cantilevered portion with at least one first contact finger extending therefrom, the at least one first contact finger having a first finger contact point along a surface thereof, the first finger contact point positioned proximate the front aperture and spaced from the first fixed end, the first contact beam having a first beam contact point, the first beam contact point being positioned on the surface of the first contact beam proximate the first finger contact point and between the first finger contact point and the first fixed end; the second contact beam extending from a second fixed end, the second contact beam having at least one second contact finger extending from an second beam contact point, the at least one second contact finger having a second finger contact point along a surface thereof, the second beam contact point positioned proximate the front aperture, the second finger contact point being positioned on the surface of the second contact beam proximate the second beam contact point; whereby as a mating pin is inserted through the front aperture of the mating portion, the mating pin engages the first finger contact point causing the first contact beam to deflect, the mating pin then engages the first beam contact point at a shallow mating angle and a reduced normal force, resulting in the first contact beam of the mating portion of the socket contacting the mating pin at multiple points of contact.