Connector assembly with improved contacts

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2007-05-10

2009-10-20

Paumen, Gary F. (Department: 2833)

Electrical connectors

Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient...

Spring actuated or resilient securing part

C439S924100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07604519

ABSTRACT:
A connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of receiving passages (101), and a number of conductive contacts (2) housed in corresponding receiving passages. Each conductive contact includes a first contacting finger (210) and a second contacting finger (212) extending substantially along a mating direction and toward each other and respectively exposed in corresponding receiving passage of the insulative housing for electrically engaging with the same contact of a complementary connector. The first contacting finger and the second contacting finger each have an inclined branch (2101) and a contacting point (2102). The projections of the contacting points of the first and second contacting fingers along a lateral direction perpendicular to the mating direction form a first gap, and the smallest vertical distance between the contacting point of the first contacting finger and the branch of the second contacting finger forms a second gap. The second gap is always larger than the first gap.

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