Electric couplings

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OF THE PLUG-IN TYPE HAVING CO-ACTING SOCKET AND PLUG CONTACTS, THE SOCKET CONTACT COMPRISING A TUBE HAVING AN ELONGATED SLOT EXTENDING GENERALLY ALONG AND AT AN ANGLE TO THE TUBE''S LONGITUDINAL AXIS, A SPRING-LIKE MEMBER ARRANGED TO BE MOUNTED ON SAID TUBE AND FORMED BY A PAIR OF SPACED RESILIENT CLASPS THAT ARE INTERCONNECTED BY A PRE-FORMED RESILIENT CONTACT STRIP EXTENDING ALONG A LINE CORRESPONDING TO THE SLOT ANGLE, SAID MEMBER BEING CARRIED BY THE TUBE SO THAT SAID CONTACT STRIP FITS WITHIN SAID SLOT AND A PREFORMED CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF EXTENDS THROUGH THE SLOT AND TUBE WALL FOR SPRING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PLUG CONTACT, SAID CLASPS BEING ADAPTED FOR CIRCUMFERENTIAL CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CORRESPONDING END PARTS OF THE TUBE WALL FOR HOLDING SAID MEMBER IN POSITION, AND SAID TUBE HAVING RESTRAINING MEANS FORMING ABUTMENTS AT SAID CLASPS FOR PREVENTING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER IN EITHER DIRECTION.