Tubular connection member with stamped threads on its exterior

An electrical connector for mating with a mating connector, the electrical connector comprising:

• an electrical contact having a mating interface, the electrical contact being configured to mate with a mating contact of the mating connector at the mating interface;
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• a housing holding the electrical contact, the housing comprising a connection member that is configured to be threadably connected to the mating connector, the connection member comprising a tube extending a length along a central longitudinal axis, the tube comprising a central passageway that extends through the length of the tube, the tube having a non-circular cross-sectional shape along the length of the tube, the tube including an exterior side that defines a perimeter of the non-circular cross-sectional shape of the tube, wherein stamped threads are formed on the exterior side of the tube along at least a portion of the length of the tube, the stamped threads being discontinuous along the perimeter of the non-circular cross-sectional shape of the tube such that the stamped threads only extend along at least one portion of the perimeter of the non-circular cross-sectional shape of the tube.

A connection member comprising:

• a tube extending a length along a central longitudinal axis, the tube extending a width and a height along respective width and height axes that extend approximately perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis and each other, the tube including an exterior side;
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• stamped threads formed on the exterior side of the tube along at least a portion of the length of the tube, wherein the stamped threads have a minor diameter that is greater than at least one of the width and the height of the tube.