Reverse-gender pin contact for use with a connector having a high density layout
View Patent ↗A reverse-gender pin contact for use with a connector having a high density layout, includes a body having a hollow first portion extending along an axis for receiving a conductor. The first portion extends along the axis to a neck, the neck extending along the axis to an engaging end for insertion inside a mating socket contact. A retention feature extends from the neck transverse to the axis.
1. A reverse-gender pin contact for use with a connector having a high density layout, comprising:
a body having a hollow first portion extending along an axis for receiving a conductor, the first portion extending along the axis to a neck, the neck extending along the axis to an engaging end for insertion inside a mating socket contact; and
a retention feature extending from the neck at least partially along a periphery of the neck and transverse to the axis along a fold line parallel to the axis, the retention feature overlapping and radially separated from the periphery by a gap;
wherein in response to a compressive radial force applied to the retention feature, the gap is reduced.
2. The reverse-gender pin contact of claim 1 , wherein the retention feature has a second portion extending along a portion of the neck in a first direction, and a third portion extending along another portion of the neck in a second direction opposite the first direction.
3. The reverse-gender pin contact of claim 1 , wherein the reverse-gender pin contact is formed from a single foil layer.
4. A reverse-gender pin contact for use with a connector having a high density layout, comprising:
a body formed from a single foil layer, the body having a hollow first portion extending along an axis for receiving a conductor, the first portion extending along the axis to a neck, the neck extending along the axis to an engaging end for insertion inside a mating socket contact; and
a retention feature extending from the neck at least partially along a periphery of the neck and transverse to the axis along a fold line parallel to the axis, the retention feature overlapping and radially separated from the periphery by a gap;
wherein in response to a compressive radial force applied to the retention feature, the gap is reduced.
5. The reverse-gender pin contact of claim 4 , wherein the retention feature has a second portion extending along a portion of the neck in a first direction, and a third portion extending along another portion of the neck in a second direction opposite the first direction.