Patent ID: 6884119

Claim:
A connector adapted for housing an electrical element and adapted to be mounted on a surface, the connector comprising: an insulating housing including a plurality of electrical element-accepting cavities, each cavity having a first end and a second end; at least one conductive terminal contact mounted in the housing, the contact including a lower connection accessible on a grounding side of the housing and an upper connection accessible on a side of the housing opposite to the grounding side, and wherein the contact includes a shoulder shaped as an annular flange having a flat electrical-contacting area capable of contacting a plurality of electrical elements disposed at the second end of each of the electrical element accepting cavities; a ground plate on the grounding side; and a plurality of spring means for engaging in electrical contact with the ground plate, the spring means being emplaceable at the first end of each of the electrical element-accepting cavities, wherein the plurality of spring means is a plurality of conductive springs; and whereby electrical elements are resiliently holdable between the shoulder and the conductive springs, to form an electrical path through the shoulder, the element, the conductive springs, and the ground plate.