Patent ID: 7402089

Claim:
An electrical contact comprising: a mating portion having a top wall and a bottom wall joined by two opposing side walls, the top, bottom and two side walls forming a terminal box open on at least one end and configured to accept a mating electrical contact; a crimp portion having a bottom wall, a first wall extending from a side of the bottom wall, a second wall extending from another side of the bottom wall and having an open top; a transition region connecting the mating portion with the crimp portion and configured with a bottom wall extending from the bottom wall of the mating portion to the bottom wall of the crimp portion, a first side wall having a first side wall first height extending from the bottom wall of the transition region to a top surface, and a second side wall having a second side wall first height extending from the bottom wall of the transition region to a top surface and wherein the first side wall first height and the second side wall first height are adjacent to the crimp portion and extend to just below a top surface of the side walls of the crimp portion; and wherein the crimp portion and the transition region are configured to accept a plurality of conductors and secure substantially all of the conductors of the plurality of conductors when crimped together.