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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Applicant:
Larry E. Dittmann, Middletown, PA (US);
Inventor:
Larry E. Dittmann, Middletown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Neoconix, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for making a contact begins by providing a sheet of material. A portion of the sheet is deep drawn to form a cavity having at least one sidewall, the cavity extending away from a rim formed by a non-drawn portion of the sheet. At least one spring member is defined from the at least one sidewall and is bent such that at least a portion of the at least one spring member extends beyond the rim.