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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2013
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
YuQiang Zhao, Shanghai, CN;
Robert Paul Nichols, Vacaville, CA (US);
Guangming Zhao, Shanghai, CN;
Michael Allen Blanchfield, Camp Hill, PA (US);
TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
Electrical contact having a body portion and a compliant contact tail that is coupled to the body portion and configured to be inserted into a plated thru-hole (PTH). The contact tail extends from the body portion along a central axis to a leading end. The contact tail includes first and second compliant regions that are located between the leading end and the body portion. The contact tail has a joint region that joins the first and second compliant regions. Each of the first and second compliant regions is dimensioned to mechanically engage the PTH when inserted therein. The joint region is dimensioned smaller than the first and second compliant regions such that the joint region moves freely through the PTH.