Patent ID: 7371123
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for providing an electrical connection to an electrical cable having a pair of conductors, said electrical connector comprising: a longitudinally-extending conductive probe electrically connected to a first lead of the electrical cable; a conductive sleeve positioned about the longitudinally-extending conductive probe, said conductive sleeve spaced apart from and electrically isolated from the longitudinally-extending probe and electrically connected to a second lead of the electrical cable; a slot member formed at said conductive sleeve and defining a channel extending radially all of the way through at least a distal portion thereof, said slot member commencing at a distal end portion of said conductor sleeve and including an angled part extending circumferentially in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal direction defined by said longitudinally-extending conductive probe.