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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Christopher Alan Brandon, El Paso, TX (US);
Adrian Flores, Chihuahua, MX;
Frank Romero, El Paso, TX (US);
Richard D. Kirkwood, El Paso, TX (US);
Christopher Alan Brandon, El Paso, TX (US);
Adrian Flores, Chihuahua, MX;
Frank Romero, El Paso, TX (US);
Richard D. Kirkwood, El Paso, TX (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical contact includes a pair of prongs that extend from a base of the electrical contact spaced apart by a gap disposed therebetween. The gap is configured to receive a mating electrical contact that mechanically and electrically communicates with the pair of prongs. A plane defined along respective exterior surfaces of the pair of prongs is such that a portion of one prong of the pair of prongs is bisected by the plane. A method of making an electrical contact includes a step of stamping out a piece from a sheet of electrically-conducting material and another step of folding one or more portions of the piece to at least produce the pair of prongs of the electrical contact spaced apart by the gap. An electrical assembly includes a printed circuit board and at least one electrical contact that contains the pair of prongs.