Claims
- 1. An electrical contact comprising:
(a) a stem having a stem thickness; (b) first and second side tongues connected to said stem, each of said side tongues having a first width and a first thickness; and (c) top and bottom tongues connected to said stem, each of top and bottom tongues having a thickness at least equal to one-half of said stem thickness.
- 2. The electrical contact as defined in claim 1 in which each of said top and bottom tongues have a thickness greater than one-half of said stem thickness.
- 3. The electrical contact as defined in claim 2 in which each of said top and bottom tongues have a thickness of about 50% to 60% of said stem thickness.
- 4. The electrical contact as defined in claim 1 in which said first width of each of said side tongues is substantially equal to said stem thickness.
- 5. The electrical contact as defined in claim 1 in which said first thickness of each of said side tongues is substantially one-half of said stem thickness.
- 6. An electrical contact formed form a generally planar workpiece having a thickness, said electrical contact comprising first and second tongues, each said tongue having a thickness and a width, said width being equal to the thickness of the workpiece.
- 7. The electrical contact as defined in claim 6 in which said thickness of said first and second tongues is approximately one-half the thickness of the planar workpiece.
- 8. The electrical contact as defined in claim 6 in which said thickness of said first and second tongues is greater than one-half of the thickness of the planar workpiece.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This is a Divisional application of co-pending application Ser. No. 10/305,340 filed Nov. 25, 2002 which is a Divisional Application of Ser. No. 09/827,883 filed Apr. 5, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,523,387.
Divisions (2)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
10305340 |
Nov 2002 |
US |
Child |
10890577 |
Jul 2004 |
US |
Parent |
09827883 |
Apr 2001 |
US |
Child |
10305340 |
Nov 2002 |
US |