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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Dominic Anthony Farole, Hummelstown, PA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A contact pin includes a retention section having at least one retention member extending radially outward from contact pin. A first portion is angularly offset in the linear direction of the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal body from a second portion. The at least one retention member has a surface which extends outwardly, beyond an outer diameter of a first end section of the contact pin. As the at least one retention member is angled linearly, the displacement of material around the opening of the deformable component causes forces to be applied to the at least one retention member in at least two directions thereby increasing the retention force of the pin in the deformable component. The angularly offset first portion and the second portion cause the retention section and the pin to rotate relative to the opening as the pin is inserted into the opening.