Patent ID: 7530859

Claim:
An electrical contact comprising: a mating portion, a crimp portion, and a transition region connecting the mating portion with the crimp portion; the mating portion comprising: a top wall and a bottom wall joined by two opposing side walls, wherein the top, bottom and two opposing side walls forming a contact box open at at least one end and configured to accept a mating second electrical contact; the contact box comprises a contact beam having a free end extending therethrough, a front fold over flap and a front end aperture for insertion of a mating contact, and a back end adjacent to the transition region, wherein the front fold over flap protrudes partially into the front end aperture forward of the contact beam and is configured to prevent the free end of the contact beam from receiving a direct impingement force when mating the electrical contact with the mating second electrical contact; and wherein each of the side walls of the two opposing side walls comprise an angled front lead edge, each lead edge extending at an angle from a forward point adjacent to the bottom wall to a recessed point adjacent to the top wall.