Patent ID: 8202105

Claim:
An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit, said electrical connector comprising: a housing having a mating face, a mounting face, and an interior cavity, the mounting face being configured to be mounted on the printed circuit, a port extending through the mating face into the interior cavity, the interior cavity being defined by an interior wall of the housing; an electrical contact held by the housing, the electrical contact comprising a mating segment and a mounting segment, the mating segment extending a length along a central longitudinal axis of the mating segment, the mating segment extending within the interior cavity of the housing, the mating segment comprising an exterior surface and a mating interface positioned proximate the port, the mating segment being configured to mate with a mating contact that extends a length along a central longitudinal axis of the mating contact, at least a portion of the mounting segment extending along the mounting face of the housing for engagement with the printed circuit; and a clearance between the exterior surface of the mating segment and the interior wall of the housing, the mating segment being movable within the interior cavity relative to the housing via the clearance, the mating segment being movable via the clearance relative to the mating contact for aligning the central longitudinal axes of the mating segment and the mating contact.