Patent ID: 7422444

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing having secured therein a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, the first and second electrical contacts each comprising, a respective lead portion that defines a first imaginary plane; a respective offset portion that extends from an end of the respective lead portion, the offset portion having a distal end that defines a second imaginary plane; and a respective mounting portion that extends from the distal end of the offset portion, the mounting portion defining a distal tip, the second imaginary plane forming an angle with the first imaginary plane, wherein the lead portion of the first contact aligns with the lead portion of the second contact to define an imaginary contact plane that forms a 45-degree angle, measured normal to the contact plane, with an imaginary line extending from the distal tip of the mounting portion of the first contact to the distal tip of the mounting portion of the second contact.