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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1986
Joseph W Bird, Abingdon, MD (US);
Irvin R Triner, Stickney, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly including a female receptacle for receiving a mating contact member. The mating contact member is an axially elongated member formed of an electrically conductive material. The female receptacle is formed of an electrically conductive material and has an elongated, tubular body adapted to receive the mating contact member. One of the mating contact member or the tubular body of the female receptacle has a predefined, longitudinally extending rotational skew. The mating contact member has at least one resilient, elongated beam that is progressively deflected along said predefined rotational skew when inserted within the female receptacle.