Patent ID: 7718908

Claim:
A contact arm assembly, comprising: a first contact arm having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion having a first contact disposed thereon and a first spring holder portion disposed thereon, the second end portion having a first tab member extending therefrom, the first tab member being rectangular shaped and having first and second sides, a first braided strap portion being coupled to the first side, and a second braided strap portion being coupled to the second side, the first contact arm having a first pivot aperture extending therethrough; first and second side plates, the first side plate is disposed proximate to a first side of the first contact arm and the second side plate is disposed proximate to a second side of the first contact arm, the first side plate having a first spring support groove thereon and a first aperture extending therethrough, the second side plate having a second spring support groove thereon and a second aperture extending therethrough; a first spring support pin disposed in the first and second spring support grooves of the first and second side plates, respectively; a pivot pin disposed through the first pivot aperture of the first contact arm and into the first and second apertures of the first and second side plates, respectively; and a first spring disposed between the first spring holder portion of the first contact arm and the first spring support pin.