Patent ID: 8388389

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a pair of electrical contacts, each of the electrical contacts having a mounting portion that is configured to be mounted to an electrical element and a flexible mating portion that is configured to electrically engage a conductive component, the mating portions of the electrical contacts being separated by a component-receiving space and opposing each other across the component-receiving space; and a spring clip that is configured to mechanically engage the mating portions of the electrical contacts and is movable with respect to the mounting portions, the spring clip having a pair of opposing clip arms and a bridge member that joins the clip arms, the clip arms being separated by a gap with the mating portions positioned therebetween, the clip arms being biased against the corresponding mating portions, wherein the spring clip has a dielectric member that is positioned between the spring clip and at least one of the electrical contacts to electrically isolate the spring clip from said at least one of the electrical contacts.