Shrouded contact

Claim 1

A CONNECTOR COMPRISING A FEMALE CONTACT, A FRONT SOCKET PORTION ON SAID CONTACT HAVING AN AXIAL END OPENING, FOR RECEIVING A MALE PIN, AND MEANS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE MALE PIN COMPRISING AN ELLIPTICAL SPRING DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY AND HAVING A BOWED PORTION EXTENDING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE SOCKET PORTION TO ENGAGE THE MALE PIN, SAID CONTACT HAVING A LONGITUDINAL SLOT FORMED IN THE WALL OF THE SOCKET PORTION TO RECEIVE SAID SPRING, A RETAINER SLEEVE ON SAID SOCKET PORTION COVERING SAID SPRING, AND EARS ON THE ENDS OF SAID SPRING TO KEEP THE SPRING FROM FALLING INTO THE SLOT, SAID CONTACT HAVING A RELIEF RECESS FORMED IN EACH END OF THE SLOT TO RECEIVE A CORRESPONDING EAR, SAID RELIEF RECESS COMPRISING A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING PERIPHERAL GROOVE AT EACH END OF THE SLOT AND EACH SAID EAR HAVING A WIDTH RELATIVE TO THE WIDTH OF THE GROOVE TO PREVENT TWISTING OF THE SPRING SIDEWAYS.