Female electrical contact member

Claim 1

Female electrical contact member made from a strip of a material which is a good conductor of electricity and has some degree of elasticity, the strip of material comprising two ends and being cut and bent to have at one of the two ends lugs for crimping an electrical conductor and at the other of the two ends a rectangular cross-section receptacle comprising an interior formed by a floor wall, two side walls and a ceiling wall, said floor wall being extended and bent towards the interior of said receptacle to form a spring strip so that a male tab inserted into said receptacle is gripped between said strip and said ceiling wall, said floor wall including a cut-out bar which is bent to extend under said spring strip and cooperate therewith, said bar being cut out from the one of the two ends comprising lugs and bent to extend towards said other end of said receptacle adapted to receive said male tab, said side walls including plunged bosses forming internal abutments limiting movement of said spring strip, and said bar having a width less than the gap between said plunged bosses.