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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2011
Michael T. Sykes, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Nicholas L. Evans, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Michael T. Sykes, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Nicholas L. Evans, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided for mating with a mating connector having a mating contact. The electrical connector includes a housing having a receptacle that is configured to receive the mating contact therein from an insertion direction. An electrical contact is held within the receptacle of the housing. The electrical contact includes opposing arms and a contact finger that extends from one of the arms to the other arm. The contact finger includes a mating interface configured to engage the mating contact when the mating contact is received within the receptacle to electrically connect the electrical contact to the mating contact. The contact finger includes a segment having a length that extends at an angle relative to the insertion direction. The segment includes at least a portion of the mating interface. The electrical contact is configured to electrically connect to the mating contact when the mating contact is inserted into the receptacle of the housing in the insertion direction.