Abstract: An electrical pin contact (10) having a wire insulation gripping section (11), a wire conductor gripping section (12), a transition section (14), a shank section (16), a retention section (20), and a pin contact section (30). The retention section (20) includes a shoulder (26) with latching projections (26a) formed thereon for engagement with a latching arm of a connector housing when the pin contact (10) has been inserted therein. Latching projections (26a) are formed by seams in the shoulder (26). Projections (26a) will increase the frictional retention of contact (10) in an electrical connector housing.

Abstract: A protective sleeve (100) for a pair of cantilevered spring contacts (15, 16) is formed by a blanking, forming and bending process (rather than a deep-drawn process) thereby providing a superior product at less cost. During the blanking process, a hole (104) is pierced within a transverse end wall (103) formed between respective first and second sleeve portions (101, 102). These sleeve portions (101, 102) are bent into semi-cylindrical shapes and are then bent towards each other and at right angles to the wall (103) to form the cylindrical sleeve (100). The hole (104) is sized to accommodate a given pin (20) but prevents an oversized pin (20') from being inserted therethrough, thereby preventing inadvertent damage to the contacts (15, 16) or to the sleeve (100).

Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal having a pair of slotted plates retained in a nest formed by embossments on sidewalls extending past the edges of slotted plates. The sidewalls and the slotted plates are formed orthogonally upward from a common base. Outer ellipsoidal embossments are formed on opposite sides of a cylindrical embossment. The embossments are formed by a shallow drawing process without removal of material from the planar sidewalls. Adjacent edges of the embossments are sheared to form a nest receiving the side edges of the slotted plates.This application is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 07/280,753 filed Dec. 6, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,948,382, issued Aug. 14, 1990.