Patent ID: 7445518

Claim:
A pressure contact for making an electrical connection with another contact, the pressure contact comprising: two end parts spaced apart along a longitudinal axis; a central spring section having a midpoint lying on the longitudinal axis; a pair of arcuate side spring sections longitudinally between the end parts, symmetrical to the longitudinal axis, point symmetrical to the midpoint, and each having an outer end connected to a respective one of the end parts and an opposite inner end; and respective loops between and connecting the inner ends of the side spring sections to outer ends of the central spring section, the central and side spring sections forming together with the loops a meander spring substantially point symmetrical to the midpoint, whereby displacement of one of the end parts longitudinally toward the other end part tensions the meander spring, shifts the outer ends of the side spring sections toward each other, shifts the side spring sections away from each other, and pivots the spring sections and loops about the midpoint.