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Electrical connector having reliable contacts

  • US 7,112,103 B2
  • Filed: 10/18/2004
  • Issued: 09/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical connector adapted for mating with a mating object, comprising:

  • an insulator defining a passageway therein;

    a conductive contacting arm having a pair of bifurcate contacting fingers formed at one end thereof for receiving a mating force from the mating object in a first direction; and

    a spring portion movable received in the passageway and supporting the contacting arm so that the contacting fingers are elastically movable in the first direction;

    said bifurcate contacting fingers being mirror-imaged arranged relative to a longitudinal axis of the conductive contacting arm and projecting beyond the passageway and defining an angle therebetween, the angle being expandable during mating with the mating object;

    whereinthe spring portion has a serpentine shape and extends in a rear-to-front direction.

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