Patent ID: 8821196

Claim:
A radio frequency (RF) socket contact for mating with an RF mating pin, the RF socket contact comprising a body having a base that extends a length along a central longitudinal axis, the body having three cantilevered deflectable beams that extend lengths outward from the base along the central longitudinal axis, the beams defining a socket therebetween that is configured to receive the RF mating pin therein, the beams comprising a mating zone within the socket where the beams mate with the RF mating pin, wherein the body of the socket contact is configured to conduct radio waves, wherein the mating zone of the beams is defined by curved interior surfaces of the beams that extend along arcs around the central longitudinal axis, wherein the arcs of the curved interior surfaces of the beams comprise radiuses of curvature that are greater than a radius of curvature of the RF mating pin.