Patent ID: 7044744

Claim:
An electrical plug connection system, comprising: a vehicle door handle having a plug connection member; a bearing shell for positioning in a vehicle door having a passageway and an opening, the opening communicates with the passageway and receives the plug connection member; a holder arranged in the bearing shell adjacent to the opening; a plug connector attached to the holder in a pre-assembly position, the plug connector positioned substantially perpendicular to the passageway in the pre-assembly position, the plug connector being releasable from the holder when the plug connection member engages the plug connector, the plug connector being pivotable into the passageway by the plug connection member after the plug connector is released to a final position, the plug connector positioned substantially parallel to the passageway in the final position; and the holder includes at least one holding arm that extends into the passageway and receives the plug connector, the plug connector including a shoulder and a spring element that receives the holding arm therebetween to secure the plug connector to the holder with a spring force.