Patent ID: 8251725

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a conductive housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the conductive housing having an interior surface defining a shoulder portion; a conductive inner barrel contained within the conductive housing, the conductive inner barrel having a first end proximal the proximal end of the conductive housing, and a second end opposite the first end, the first end comprising a flange portion, said conductive inner barrel having a height that is less than a height of said conductive housing and wherein said conductive inner barrel is configured to fit entirely within an interior of the housing; a low insertion force connector positioned within the conductive inner barrel and having a bore concentrically aligned with a bore of the conductive inner barrel; one or more conductive springs disposed circumferentially about the inner barrel and between the first end flange portion and the interior shoulder portion of said housing and in contact engagement with an exterior recessed surface of the inner barrel and the interior of the housing so as to be in electrical contact therewith, the second end of the inner barrel positioned aft of said shoulder portion, wherein the bore of the inner barrel is adapted to receive a conductive pin, the inner barrel being movable both radially and axially via said spring in response to insertion of the conductive pin at the first end through the bore and into the low insertion force connector to accommodate off axis orientation of the conductive pin into the connector.