Patent ID: 8057266

Claim:
A power connector comprising: a connector housing having a mating side configured to engage an electrical connector and a loading side that is opposite the mating side and has an access opening, the connector housing also having a mounting side that is configured to interface with a circuit board and a housing side that is opposite the mounting side, the connector housing including a housing cavity; and a power contact held within the housing cavity and configured to engage the electrical connector, the power contact comprising first and second body panels and a bridge portion that joins the first and second body panels, the power contact being folded at the bridge portion such that the first and second body panels extend adjacent to each other, the first and second body panels having board terminals that extend away from the respective body panel in a mounting direction to engage the circuit board, the first body panel also having a contact terminal that is configured to engage a component contact; wherein the contact terminal extends through the access opening of the loading side, the contact terminal including a base portion that extends beyond the loading side in a direction along the circuit board and also a terminal body that extends from the base portion in a direction that is away from the circuit board, the terminal body configured to engage the component contact when the component contact is moved in the mounting direction toward the circuit board.