Patent ID: 6364679
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A holder for an electric device having two contact pins, said holder comprising:an electrically insulating holder housing having a side facing the electric device to be held; an insertion slot adapted to receive the contact pins of the electric device, the insertion slot being formed in the side of the housing facing the electric device to be held, and the insertion slot being comprised of a circular section and a rectilinear section that intersects the circular section to form a branching point; electric contacts disposed within the holder housing, wherein a portion of each electric contact for contacting the pins of the electric device is disposed along the circular section of the insertion slot; and latching members positioned along the circular section adjacent to the portions of the electric contacts for contacting the pins of the electric device, the latching members resiliently constricting the circular section of the insertion slot, thereby providing a force on one of the contact pins of the electric device upon insertion of the contact pins into the holder housing, which force must be overcome for the pin to contact the electric contacts; wherein the latching members are electrically insulated from the electric contacts.