Electrical connector and method of making same

(19)

(11)

EP 2 239 816 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	14.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/50

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/41

(21)	Application number: 10159395.2

(22)	Date of filing: 08.04.2010

(51)

Int. Cl.:

H01R 9/03 ^(2006.01)

H01R 13/11 ^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA ME RS

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Priority:

08.04.2009 US 420736

(71)	Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
	Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Burdenko, Michael N. Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (US) Mackey, Dennis C. Hamilton, MA 01982 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
	Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)

(54)	Electrical connector and method of making same

(57) An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector (10) includes a socket housing (20) and a plurality of socket contacts (22) disposed within the socket housing. Each of the plurality of socket contacts comprises a body (32) and at least two members (34,36) extending from the body towards a pin-receiving end and separated by longitudinal slots. Each of the members has a tapered cross-section thicker towards an end adjacent to the body than towards a distal end through which the socket contact receives a mating pin.