Patent ID: 7780480

Claim:
A communications connector for mating with a communications plug having plug contacts, said connector comprising: a printed circuit board having conductive pads thereon; a support; and at least one plug interface contact mechanically connected to said printed circuit board and positioned to make electrical contact with one of said plug contacts of said communications plug when said communications plug is mated with said communications connector, at least a portion of said plug interface contact forming an electrically conductive pathway between said plug contact of said communication plug and said conductive pad of said printed circuit board, said plug interface contact being provided with: a first curve that provides contact force between said plug interface contact and said conductive pad of said printed circuit board; a second curve where said plug interface contact meets said conductive pad of said printed circuit board; a third curve where said plug interface contact makes electrical contact with said contact of said communications plug when said communications plug is mated with said communications connector; and a fourth curve that rides along said support, providing additional mating force between said plug contact and said plug interface contact.