Patent ID: 8506336

Claim:
A high-reliability contact comprising: a termination portion at a first end of the contact configured to receive a wire, the termination portion having edges; a mating portion at a second end of the contact and formed integrally with the termination portion, the mating portion having edges, the mating portion and termination portion being stamped and formed so that the edges are rolled together at a seam to form a generally cylindrical termination barrel at the termination portion configured to receive the wire and a generally cylindrical mating barrel at the mating portion configured to receive a corresponding contact the termination barrel and mating barrel extending along a longitudinal axis of the contact between the first and second ends, the seam being continuous along the termination barrel and the mating barrel; a sleeve positioned over the termination barrel before the termination barrel is crimped to the wire; at least one contact finger formed in the mating barrel, the at least contact finger extending into the mating barrel toward the longitudinal axis to facilitate contacting the corresponding contact; and a contact hood formed at a distal end of the mating portion to facilitate protecting the at least one contact finger when the mating portion is coupled to the corresponding contact.