Deep drawn electrical contacts and method for making
A method for making a contact begins by providing a sheet of material. A portion of the sheet is deep drawn to form a cavity having at least one sidewall, the cavity extending away from a rim formed by a non-drawn portion of the sheet. At least one spring member is defined from the at least one sidewall and is bent such that at least a portion of the at least one spring member extends beyond the rim.
1. An electrical contact, comprising:
a hollow tubular body with a first end and a second end, with at least one linear sidewall;
a rim formed on either the first end or the second end, the rim extends perpendicularly from the at least one linear sidewall, forming a thickness which is less than the length of the hollow tubular body; and
at least one spring member formed from the at least one linear sidewall, the at least one spring member is bent such that at least a portion of the at least one spring member extends beyond the end on which the rim is provided.
2. An electrical contact, comprising:
a hollow tubular body with a first end and a second end, with at least one linear sidewall;
a rim formed on either the first end or the second end, the rim extends perpendicularly from the at least one linear sidewall, forming a thickness which is less than the length of the hollow tubular body; and
at least one spring member formed from the at least one linear sidewall, the at least one spring member is bent such that at least a portion of the at least one spring member extends beyond the end on which the rim is provided to form a contact surface.
3. An electrical contact, comprising:
a hollow tubular body with a first end and a second end, with at least one linear sidewall;
a rim formed on either the first end or the second end, the rim extends perpendicularly from the at least one linear sidewall, forming a thickness which is less than the length of the hollow tubular body; and
at least one spring member formed from the at least one linear sidewall, the at least one spring member is bent such that at least a portion of the at least one spring member extends beyond the end on which the rim is provided to form an arched contact surface.
4. An electrical contact, comprising:
a hollow tubular body with a first end and a second end, with at least one linear sidewall;
a rim formed on either the first end or the second end, the rim extends perpendicularly from the at least one linear sidewall, forming a thickness which is less than the length of the hollow tubular body; and
at least one spring member formed from the at least one linear sidewall, the at least one spring member is bent such that at least a portion of the at least one spring member extends beyond the end on which the rim is provided to form an angled contact surface.
5. An electrical contact, comprising:
a hollow tubular body with a top end and a bottom end, with at least one linear sidewall, a portion of the bottom end is removed from the electrical contact;
a rim formed on either the top end or the bottom end, the rim extends perpendicularly from the at least one linear sidewall, forming a thickness which is less than the length of the hollow tubular body; and
at least one spring member formed from the at least one linear sidewall, the at least one spring member is bent such that at least a portion of the at least one spring member extends beyond the end on which the rim is provided to form a contact surface.
6. An electrical contact, comprising:
a hollow cylindrical body with a first end and a second end, with at least one linear sidewall;
a rim formed on either the first end or the second end, the rim extends perpendicularly from the at least one linear sidewall, forming a thickness which is less than the length of the hollow cylindrical body; and
a spring member formed from the at least one linear sidewall, the spring member is bent such that at least a portion of the spring member extends beyond the end on which the rim is provided to form a contact surface.
7. An electrical contact, comprising:
a hollow tubular body with a first end and a second end, with at least two linear sidewalls;
a rim formed on either the first end or the second end, the rim extends perpendicularly from the at least two linear sidewalls, forming a thickness which is less than the length of the hollow tubular body; and
at least one spring member formed from at least one of said linear sidewalls, the at least one spring member is bent such that at least a portion of the at least one spring member extends beyond the end on which the rim is provided to form a contact surface.
8. An electrical contact, comprising:
a hollow tubular body with a first end and a second end, with at least two linear sidewalls;
a rim formed on either the first end or the second end, the rim extends perpendicularly from the at least two linear sidewalls, forming a thickness which is less than the length of the hollow tubular body; and
at least two spring members, each of said at least two spring members formed from a corresponding one of said at least two linear sidewalls, said each of the at least two spring members is bent such that at least a portion of each of said at least two spring members extends beyond the end on which the rim is provided to form a contact surface.