Patent ID: 7527524

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a rear portion defining a cavity therein, the rear portion having a rear opening and a front opening communicating with the cavity; a front portion configured to removably mate with the rear portion, the front portion defining a cavity having a rear opening and a front opening communicating with the cavity opening, the front and rear portions having a closed position and an open position; an electrically conductive elongated pin moveably positioned in the cavity of the front portion and the cavity of the rear portion, the pin extending through the front opening of the front portion, the pin including a back end for mating with an electrically conductive element; and a grasping device defining an aperture therethrough having a diameter, the grasping device being disposed within the cavity of the rear portion and the cavity of the front portion, the grasping device coupled to the front portion adjacent the rear opening in the front portion, the grasping device being engaged for gripping the electrically conductive element positioned within the front portion cavity and the rear portion cavity when the rear portion and the front portion are in the closed position, and the grasping device being disengaged for releasing the electrically conductive element when the rear portion and the front portion are in the open position.