Closed-entry contact

Claim 1

IN A CONTACT STRUCTURE, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CONTACT COMPONENT HAVING AN AXIALLY EXTENDING SOCKET ADAPTED TO REMOVABLY RECEIVE THEREIN THE PRONG OF A COMPLEMENTARY CONTACT COMPONENT, A CONTACT FINGER DISPOSED WITHIN SAID SOCKET FOR FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SUCH PRONG, AND A FASTENER HAVING SPRING ARMS GENERALLY CIRCUMJACENT SAID CONTACT COMPONENT AND BEING OPERATIVE TO RESILIENTLY MAINTAIN SAID FASTENER IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION WHILE AFFORDING LATERAL DISPLACEMENT THEREOF RELATIVE TO SAID COMPONENT AGAINST THE RESILIENT BIASING FORCE OF SAID ARMS, SAID CONTACT FINGER BEING CARRIED BY SAID FASTENER SO THAT LATERAL DISPLACEMENT OF ONE EFFECTS A CORRESPONDING LATERAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE OTHER WHEREBY THE INSERTION OF SUCH PRONG INTO SAID SOCKET EFFECTS SUCH DISPLACEMENT AND ESTABLISHES AN ELECTRIC CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CONTACT FINGER AND SUCH PRONG, SAID FASTENER HAVING ALSO A RESILIENT LOCKING EAR EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID CONTACT COMPONENT FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A PROTUBERANCE DEFINED WITHIN A CAVITY OF A CONNECTOR PART ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID CONTACT COMPONENT THEREIN TO LIMIT MOVEMENT THEREOF IN ONE DIRECTION, SAID EAR BEING COMPRESSIBLE TOWARD SAID CONTACT COMPONENT TO PERMIT MOVEMENT THEREOF PAST SUCH PROTUBERANCE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.