US Patent 7878870 Electrical contact having improved soldering section of high compliance

An electrical contact (3) includes a body section (30), a contacting arm (31) extending upward from the body section (30), a soldering section (32) formed by cutting out from the body section and then extending outwardly. The soldering section (32) comprising a first extending arm (321) connected to the body section (30), a second extending arm (322) bent downwardly from the first extending arm (321), and a soldering pad (323) extending from the second extending arm (322) toward the body section (30). An opening (300) is defined after the soldering section (30) is cut out from the body section.