Patent ID: 7762857

Claim:
A power contact configured to be inserted in a connector housing, the power contact, comprising: first and second abutting body portions, the body portions defining opposing upper and lower ends; a plurality of fingers extending in a first direction from the body portions, the plurality of fingers including angled contact beams and straight contact beams, wherein the fingers are configured to mate with a complementary power contact; first and second contact beams each extending from the respective body portions in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the first and second contact beams extend from the connector housing when the power contact is inserted in the connector housing, and the first and second contact beams combine to mate with a faston contact; and a projection extending outward from the upper and lower ends of the body portions in a direction angled with respect to the first and second directions, the projection configured to engage a lip of the connector housing so as to prevent the contact from being removed from the connector housing along the second direction.