Patent ID: 9742113
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A method for providing an electrical interface between a male plug and a female receptacle, comprising: receiving a conductive pin of the male plug in a socket opening of the female receptacle; providing (a) a plurality of first spring loaded floating contact points between an elongate body of the conductive pin and the female receptacle and (b) at least one second spring loaded floating contact point between a tip of the conductive pin and the female receptacle, when the conductive pin is fully inserted into the female receptacle; and maintaining at least two of the first and second spring loaded floating contact points when the pin moves within the socket opening as a result of an external force applied to the male plug or female receptacle; wherein the female receptacle comprises a center axis along which the conductive pin extends when fully inserted in the female receptacle, and at least a portion of the at least one second spring loaded floating contact point passes through the central axis of the female receptacle.