Patent ID: 7906858

Claim:
A contact point for bonding a contact wire to a contact surface, with the contact wire merging with a material of the contact surface, comprising: a first contact securing element forming a first bonding area within the contact surface; an additional contact securing element that is directly attached to the first contact securing element, at least partially engages over the contact wire in an area of the contact point and forms at least one additional bonding area with the contact surface, wherein the additional contact securing element is coterminous with, and formed from the same material as, the first contact securing element; and a positive lock joint located within a surface area of the additional contact securing element; wherein the additional contact securing element includes a segment that engages with a stitch of the contact wire at the contact point and is positioned on one side of a center of the contact point in a direction of a loop of the contact wire, and wherein the additional contact securing element includes a ridge-shaped structure substantially on one side and in the direction of the loop of the contact wire, and extending away from a center of the additional contact securing element.