Electrical contacts for electrical connectors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9461394
APP PUB NO 20160056564A1
SERIAL NO

14315526

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An electrical connector includes a connector housing configured to engage a mating connector during a mating operation. A contact array includes pin contacts coupled to the connector housing. Each of the pin contacts have an elongated body including a central plane that extends along a longitudinal axis to a mating end. Each of the pin contacts has first and second deflectable beams at the mating end. The first deflectable beam are configured to engage a first flexible contact finger of the mating connector and deflect toward the central plane during the mating operation. The second deflectable beam is configured to engage a second flexible contact finger of the mating connector and deflect toward the central plane during the mating operation.

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  • TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McClellan, Justin Shane Camp Hill, US 32 640
McClinton, Jeffrey Byron Harrisburg, US 39 540

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