Patent ID: 8002594

Claim:
An electrical contact adapted for use in an electrical socket comprising: a planar retaining body for being retained in the electrical socket and located in a vertical plane; a soldering portion extending from a bottom end of the retaining body; a resilient arm extending from a top end of the retaining body, the resilient arm comprising a first beam sloped upwardly and a second beam extending upwardly and reversely from the first beam, the first beam having a first angle with respect to a plane of the retaining body and forming a second angle with respect to another plane both perpendicular to the plane of the retaining body and a horizontal plane, the second beam having a contacting end at the top end thereof and toward the retaining body, an offset is defined between the contacting end of the resilient arm and the soldering portion, wherein the soldering portion comprises a pair of retaining beams extending vertically and downwardly from the bottom end of the retaining body, wherein the pair of retaining beams of the soldering portion is spaced to each other and adapted to retain a soldering ball, wherein a projecting portion extends upwardly from one lateral side of the retaining body for connecting with a metal sheet, wherein the retaining body is formed with a plurality of barbs on opposite lateral sides thereof, wherein the projecting portion is located above the barbs and in a parallel relation.