Louvered connectors and contact elements thereof

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an object of the present invention to provide improved connectors of the subject type, exhibiting improvements over presently-known louvered connectors in each of the performance considerations discussed above.
In attaining the foregoing and other objects, the present invention provides, in its particularly preferred embodiment, louvered connector structure wherein contact fingers extend outwardly from an elongate strip member in opposed parts having respectively dissimilar longitudinal extents, thereby providing lessened spring rate for the contact finger part engaging the pin member and serving to reduce manufacturing tolerances on the parts of the connector.
Such arrangement also provides for a deeper seating of the contact element in the socket recess and improves contact element retention.
The invention further contemplates contact finger edge geometry serving to improve electrical engagement between the separable parts of such connectors by increasing the contact area afforded by the contact fingers.
The foregoing and other objects and features of the invention will be evident from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof as illustrated in the drawings wherein like reference numerals identify like parts throughout.