Patent ID: 8251758

Claim:
An electrical contact having a conductor connecting portion and a contact portion at one and the other ends of said electrical contact, respectively, said conductor connecting portion being connected to a conductor, and said contact portion being connected to a mating electrical contact, wherein said contact portion comprises: a plurality of contact leaves which are arranged side by side, each adjacent two of said contact leaves being connected together at common edges thereof via a resilient connecting portion; a plurality of engaging grooves formed on said plurality of contact leaves, respectively, each of said plurality of engaging grooves extending toward said conductor connecting portion from a front end of each said of plurality of contact leaves, respectively; and a pair of beveled contact surfaces which are respectively formed on side edges of a pair of opposed inner surfaces of each of said plurality of engaging grooves, each of said pair of beveled contact surfaces being angled relative to a direction of thickness of each of said plurality of contact leaves, wherein said pair of beveled contact surfaces come into surface contact with a corresponding pair of beveled contact surfaces of said mating electrical contact when said electrical contact is connected to said mating electrical contact; and wherein said conductor connecting portion is formed from a single metal plate.