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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Michael N. Burdenko, Welles Hills, MA (US);
Dennis C. Mackey, Hamilton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael N. Burdenko, Welles Hills, MA (US);
Dennis C. Mackey, Hamilton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector includes a socket housing and a plurality of socket contacts disposed within the socket housing. Each of the plurality of socket contacts comprises a body and at least two members extending from the body towards a pin-receiving end and separated by longitudinal slots. Each of the members has a tapered cross-section thicker towards an end adjacent to the body than towards a distal end through which the socket contact receives a mating pin.