Anti-wicking conductive contact for an electrical connector

摘要

A conductive contact for an electrical connector is disclosed. The conductive contact comprises a lower inserting section for inserting into an external circuit board, an upper contacting section for engaging a mating lead pin of a chip, a middle fixing section for fixing onto a cooperating housing for an electrical connector, and anti-wicking means for prevention of wicking during wave soldering procedure. The anti-wicking means can be an inverted V-shaped groove formed on the fixing section or a horizontal plate stamped from the fixing section. The conductive contact can be formed by stamping and bending.