Electrical connector with interlocked components

Claim 1

An electrical connector for mating with a complementary coaxial cable connector comprising: (1) a conductive shell of unitary construction having a first end that is cylindrical in shape, a second end, and a passage in communication with said first and second ends thereof; (2) an insulator disposed within said passage of said shell and having a contact receiving cavity; and (3) a contact device comprising first and second, essentially planar, switch contacts, said first switch contact having a shank portion held within said insulator adjacent said second end, said shank defining a plane, and a beam portion within said contact receiving cavity and extending toward said first end and terminating in a contact end for electrical contact with a pin of said mating connector, said beam portion, exclusive of said contact end, being urged into alignment with said plane; wherein said contact end of said beam portion includes an upwardly bent portion and a downwardly bent portion joined at an apex, said apex being outside of said insulator but within said passage of said shell for engagement with the pin, and said beam portion, along a mid position thereof includes an upstanding biasing element for electrical contact with said second switch contact during a period of non-mating with said mating connector.