Crimp contacts and electrical connector assemblies including the same

A crimp contact having opposite mating and loading ends and a central axis extending therebetween, the crimp contact comprising

• a first component comprising an elongated body that extends in a direction along the central axis, the first component having an interior surface that defines a contact passage extending between and through the mating and loading ends;
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• a second component comprising a sheet wall that is shaped to extend around the central axis to define a crimping cavity at the loading end, the sheet wall having an outer surface proximate to the mating end that faces radially away from the central axis;
• wherein the second component is received within the contact passage, the outer surface of the sheet wall and the interior surface of the first component defining a contact-receiving space therebetween proximate to the mating end, the sheet wall and the first component being deformable proximate to the loading end to grip a conductor within the crimping cavity.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a connector housing having opposite mounting and mating sides, the connector housing including a plurality of contact cavities extending therethrough between the mounting and mating sides;
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• a plurality of crimp contacts held within corresponding contact cavities, each of the crimp contacts comprising:
• a first component including opposite leading and trailing ends and having a central axis that extends therebetween, the first component having a component wall that includes an interior surface and a wall edge, the interior surface defining a contact, passage that extends along the central axis, the wall edge defining a passage opening into the contact passage at the trailing end;
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• a second component coupled to the first component, the second component comprising a sheet wall that includes body and sleeve portions joined together along a wall joint, the body portion being located within the contact passage and extending about the central axis to define a crimping cavity that is accessible through the trailing end, the sleeve portion being folded over the body portion at the wall joint so that the sleeve and body portions define a radial gap therebetween that extends peripherally about the central axis, the component wall being located within the radial gap.