Patent ID: 7621755

Claim:
A contact comprising: a support member extending vertically and broad in width; a first spring portion extending obliquely upper forwardly from an upper end of the support member and having, at an apex, a first contact point which contacts with an integrated circuit package; a second spring portion bent from the first contact point, to extend obliquely lower rearwardly and having a first touch portion at a tip thereof; a third spring portion extending obliquely lower forwardly from a lower end of the support member and having, at an apex thereof, a second contact point which contacts with a printed-wiring board, thus being in contrast with the first spring portion with respect to the support member; and a fourth spring portion bent from the second contact point and extending obliquely upper rearwardly, and having at a tip a second touch portion for contacting with the first touch portion; wherein the second touch portion at the tip of the fourth spring portion is a flat portion and bent downward at an angle relative to the fourth spring portion.