Patent ID: 7021963

Claim:
An electrical contact having a longitudinal axis, said contact comprising (a) a substantially tubular, hollow body having a first end and a second end, said first end having a bounded aperture therein, said hollow body having at least two elongated slots and at least two elongated contact members therebetween, said elongated slots and contact members disposed along said longitudinal axis, each contact member having a compound curve along a majority of its length wherein the tubular body maintains a substantially constant diameter along the length of the contact member upon insertion of a signal pin into the tubular body, and wherein the tubular body bows inwardly to a diameter less than the nominal diameter along the length of the contact member in the absence of a signal pin in the tubular body; and (b) a solder cup disposed adjacent said second end of said hollow body; said solder cup having a flared portion distal to said second end of said hollow body.