Abstract: An electrical terminal connector for attaching electrical parts to printed circuit boards. The terminal connector may have a connecting conductor member with an insulator displacement contact at a first end and a press-fit contact at a second end. The conductor member may have one or more tabs extending outwardly from the longitudinal edges. The tabs may be formed in the shape of a triangle with a first surface sloped at an acute angle to intersect with a second surface extending outwardly approximately orthogonal to the longitudinal edge.

Abstract: The present invention may be used for press-fit insertion into an electrical contact hole or an electrical solderless contact. An electrical contact may have a contact portion, an insert portion and a position portion therebetween. There may be an insert guide portion at an insert end and a resilient portion rearward thereof. The resilient portion may have an opening through the sides formed as an elliptically shaped portion with an oblong end portion at each end along a longitudinal axis of the electrical contact. The resilient portion may have a first beam and a second beam spaced apart and arched with a convex outside edge symmetrically located along the longitudinal axis. A first projection and a second projection may be spaced apart and opposed orthogonal to the longitudinal axis on an inner surface of the opening.

Abstract: A compliant pin for preferable insertion into a multi-layer backpanel is disclosed. The pin includes a wire-wrap area, a pin stop, and a connector area. Between the connector area and the stop there is located the compliant area which forms the critical function of pin support and electrical connection. The compliant area includes first and second legs spreading out to define an eye from the pin stop adjacent the wire-wrap area of the pin. Similarly, the paired legs come together at a symmetrically defined eye adjacent the connector area. In between the eyes, along the compliant portions of the leg, are formed opposing offset wedges. The opposing offset wedges are defined by a stamping process which process does not deform the sheet of material out of which the pin is made from its original planar disposition. Looking at the pin in section, paired and offset wedges are formed at an approximate 45.degree. angle to the plane of the material from which the pin is formed.