	US 7,547,232 B2
	Electrical connector contact
Richard A. Johannes, Lake Orion, Mich. (US); William R. Lyons, Southfield, Mich. (US); Michael S. Glick, Farmington Hills, Mich. (US); Franklin A. Holub, West Bloomfield, Mich. (US); and Raymond Bruce McLauchlan, Macomb Township, Mich. (US)
Assigned to FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Carson City, Nev. (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/977,231.
Application 11/977231 is a division of application No. 11/523364, filed on Sep. 18, 2006, granted, now 7,303,441.
Application 11/523364 is a division of application No. 11/259337, filed on Oct. 25, 2005, granted, now 7,121,892.
Application 11/259337 is a division of application No. 10/878453, filed on Jun. 28, 2004, granted, now 6,997,750.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/489891, filed on Jul. 23, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/525495, filed on Nov. 25, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2008/0057790 A1, Mar. 06, 2008
Int. Cl. H01R 13/66 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 439—620.07

19 Claims

1. An electrical component assembly comprising:

a lead frame comprising at least one member with at least one first contact area and a second contact area, wherein the at least one first contact area is adapted to electrically connect the assembly to another electrical component, wherein the lead frame comprises at least one cantilevered mounting leg spaced from the first contact area, wherein the mounting leg is configured to mount the lead frame to a housing, and wherein the at least one first contact area comprises at least one bent deflectable beam; and

a circuit member directly electrically mounted to the lead frame at the second contact area, wherein the circuit member comprises a first terminal electrically connected to the lead frame at a first location and a second terminal electrically connected to the lead frame at a second location, wherein the lead frame comprises a hole between the first and second locations, wherein the circuit member spans over the hole between the first and second locations, and wherein the circuit member is attached to the lead frame as a modular one-piece unit.