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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1999
Joseph Anthony Abys, Township of Warren, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Conor Anthony Dullaghan, Township of Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ (US);
Chonglun Fan, Township of Bridgewater, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Brian Thomas Smith, Borough of Somerville, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector comprises connector contacts having a metal base and a surface finish layer over the base, the surface finish layer being a composite of an electroplated precious metal composition and wear resistant particles dispersed therein. In the preferred embodiment, the precious metal layer is a PdCo alloy and the wear resistant particles are sub-micron sized lubricating particles, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene particles and a flash coat of gold is provided over the composite layer.