CONTACT MEMBER FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
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THE DISCLOSURE RELATES TO A SOCKET CONTACT FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN ELONGATED CONTACT BODY WITH REARWARDLY TERMINATING MEANS AND HAVING A TUBULAR FORWARD PORTION. THE TUBULAR FORWARD PORTION CONTAINING A FORWARD OPENING LONGITUDINAL SLOT THEREIN HAS SPRING CONTACT FINGERS HAVING THEIR ROOTS AT THE REAR END OF THE SLOT. A SLEEVE IS PROVIDED ABOVE SAID FINGERS AND SECURED PROXIMATE THEIR ROOTS THEREOF. THE TERMINATING MEANS, THE
SPRING FINGERS, AND THE SLEEVE MEANS ARE EACH MADE OF MATERIAL WHICH PROVIDES THE DESIRED PERFORMANCE PARAMETER OF THAT PARTICULAR COMPONENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SPRING FINGERS UTILIZE MATERIAL WHICH HAS GOOD SPRING CHARACTERISTICS AS WELL AS MAXIMUM CONDUCTIVITY. THE TERMINATING MEANS MAY BE FORMED OF A MATERIAL WHICH IS READILY CRIMPABLE.
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