Patent ID: 8859899

Claim:
An electrical connector that is configured to accommodate varying wire lengths of a cable assembly to which the electrical connector is non-releasably connected, said electrical connector comprising a plurality of socket contacts that are each configured to be non-releasably connected to a respective pin contact that is attached to a wire of the cable assembly, each socket contact of the connector including a bore for receiving the respective pin contact, the bore of each socket contact being configured to permit translation of the respective pin contact after the respective pin contact is non-releasably connected to its respective socket contact so as to accommodate various lengths of wire to which the respective pin contact is attached while maintaining electrical continuity between the respective pin contact of the cable assembly wire and the respective socket contact of the electrical connector, wherein when the respective pin contact is non-releasably connected to its respective socket contact, a shoulder defined in the bore prevents removal of a deformable spring clip that is connected to the respective pin contact.