| US 7,455,556 B2 | ||
| Electrical contact | ||
| David W. Mendenhall, Naperville, Ill. (US); Hecham K. Elkhatib, Aurora, Ill. (US); Richard Miklinski, Jr., Aurora, Ill. (US); and Alan A. Raclawski, Schaumburg, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cinch Connectors, Inc., Lombard, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/634,593. | ||
| Application 11/028842 is a division of application No. 10/028855, filed on Jan. 04, 2005, granted, now 7,094,066. | ||
| Application 10/028855 is a division of application No. 10/458909, filed on Jun. 11, 2003, granted, now 6,921,270. | ||
| Application 11/634593 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/518040, filed on Sep. 08, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/518040 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/029231, filed on Jan. 04, 2005, granted, now 7,261,567. | ||
| Application 11/029231 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/028858, filed on Jan. 04, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/028858 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/028842, filed on Jan. 04, 2005, granted, now 7,263,770. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0178719 A1, Aug. 02, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 4/48 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—862 [439/66; 439/495] | 6 Claims |
| 1. An electrical contact comprising:
a center portion defining an upper end and a lower end, the center portion includes a retention member;
a first spring arm extending at an angled relationship upwards from the upper end, the first spring arm includes a first land
surface and a second contact surface;
a second spring arm extending from the lower end and terminating in a looped end;
the second spring arm includes a second land surface;
a bellows leg extending generally downward from the first land surface; the bellows
leg includes a first contact surface proximate to the second contact surface; whereby
deflection of the first spring arm presses the first and second contact surfaces together.
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