Samtec Incorporated

Neal Patterson

John Allen Mongold

Randall Eugene Musser

Brian Richard Vicich

A contact includes a head, a tail including an opening, a body connected at one end thereof to the head and at another end thereof to the tail, a first lance and a second lance extending from the body, a dimple raised from the body, and a solder member attached to the tail such that the solder member engages at least a portion of the opening. The first lance and the second lance are arranged to deflect when the contact is inserted into a connector; and the first lance, the second lance, and the dimple are arranged to frictionally secure the contact to the connector.

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Jeffersonville, IN, United States of America

Neal Patterson