Patent ID: 7168958

Claim:
A connector comprising: an insulating carrier including a plurality of through-holes each having a length in a direction generally perpendicular to a surface of the insulating carrier; and respective contacts in the through-holes; each of the contacts further comprising: (a) at least one wadded-wire wad protruding from the through-hole above the surface of the insulating carrier on each side thereof; (b) a solid conductive member extending over a major portion of the length of the respective wadded-wire wad and being longitudinally fixed in the through-hole, the solid conductive member not protruding from the through-hole above the surface of the insulating carrier on each side thereof; and (c) an electro-mechanical connection between the solid conductive member and the wadded-wire wad, whereby the wadded-wire wad is held in electrical contact with the solid conductive member at numerous points along the length of the wadded-wire wad.