Male electrical contact and connector embodying same.

摘要

An electrical connector (20) is disclosed with a housing having a through passage (14). A male electrical contact (10) is stamped and formed from generally planar smooth metal material for mating with a female contact (30) having a contact-engaging surface. The male contact includes a generally planar body portion (12) which, when the male contact is mated with the female contact, is oriented generally perpendicular to the contact-engaging surface. The male contact includes a pin portion (14) projecting from the body portion for engaging the contact-engaging surface of the female contact. The pin portion is twisted approximately 90 DEG relative to and in the plane of the body portion to present a smooth side (14A) of the pin portion for engaging the contact-engaging surface of the female contact. The twisted area of the pin portion is press-fit into the through passage in the housing.