Electrical contact having press fit pin

An electrical contact comprising:

• a main body between a mating portion and a terminating portion, the main body including a stamped metal structure, the mating portion configured to be mated to a mating contact, the terminating portion including a compliant pin configured to be inserted into a hole of a substrate;
• the compliant pin including a tip at a front of the compliant pin;
• the compliant pin including a base at a rear of the compliant pin, the base extending from the main body;
• the compliant pin including a bulge between the tip and the base, the bulge having a bulge width greater than a tip width of the tip, the bulge configured to interface with the substrate when inserted in the hole;
• the compliant pin including an opening extending between a first contact arm and a second contact arm, the first and second contact arms extending from the main body along the base, the bulge, and the tip, the first and second contact arms including first and second resilient contact sections and first and second engagement sections, the compliant pin including an opening traversing the base, the bulge and the tip between the first and second resilient contact sections and first and second engagement sections;
• wherein upon insertion of the compliant pin into the hole of the substrate, the first and second engagement sections engaging each other to close the opening therebetween causing the first and second resilient contacting sections to move independently of the first and second engagement sections;
• and
• wherein the first and second engagement sections and the first and second resilient contacting sections are deformed and generate independent retention forces which are combined to generate the total retention force of the compliant pin.