Electrical connector

Claim 1

An electrical connector for electrically connecting an electrical component and a conductive track on an insulating panel having an aperture to receive the connector, the connector comprising a body part of generally constant cross-sectional configuration, permitting extrusion thereof, and formed from resilient electrically insulating material, a pair of generally parallel legs projecting from one of a pair of opposite surfaces of the body part, each said leg having a recess for engaging the panel aperture upon passing said legs through the aperture, a bore extending between the opposite surfaces of the body part for receiving the electrical component, and a pair of electrically conductive contact parts mounted on the body part overlying at least a portion of the surface of the body part remote from the legs, each said contact part having a contact surface for contacting a panel conductive track and further having a resilient contact arm extending through said bore between the legs of the body part to engage a contact element of the electrical component when received in the bore of the body part, the free end of the resilient contact arm being curved outwardly away from said bore for engaging a leg of the body part to secure the conductive contact part to the body part.