Patent ID: 7682207

Claim:
An electrical contact carrier strip comprising: a main body; a plurality of electrical contacts integrally formed with and connected to said main body, each of said plurality of electrical contacts comprising at least a portion that is out of plane with respect to said main body; and a plurality of sets of opposed support tabs extending in one direction from said main body, wherein each of said support tabs is perpendicular to said main body, each of said support tabs comprising a stem connected to said main body and a free expanded base that is aligned with and wider than said stem, said plurality of sets of support tabs providing a clearance gap in which said portions of said plurality of electrical contacts that are out of plane with respect to said main body reside, wherein said plurality of sets of support tabs prevent said portions of said plurality of electrical contacts that are out of plane with respect to said main body from intersecting a plane of a surface over which said plurality of sets of support tabs support said main body.