Patent ID: 8408946

Claim:
An electrical contact for use in a connector for connecting a first electrical device to a second electrical device, the contact comprising: (a) a conductive compression coil spring having a central axis, a first end, a second end, and a predetermined coiled length in a free state; the first end having a first hook and a first filar; the first hook being inwardly formed toward the central axis, and the first filar being substantially aligned with the central axis and adapted for making a conductive connection to an input/output terminal of the first device; the second end having a second hook and a second filar, the second hook being inwardly formed toward the central axis, and the second filar being substantially aligned with the central axis and adapted for making a conductive connection to an input/output terminal of the second device; and (b) a conductive pin comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and a middle portion; the pin further comprising a lengthwise channel having coupling surfaces adapted to slidably and non-rotatably engage the hooks of the spring; wherein the spring and the pin are coaxially disposed and the hooks of the spring are slidably and non-rotatably engaged with the coupling surfaces of the pin, and wherein when the contact is compressed between the first device and the second device, the spring provides an axial bias for a conductive connection of the filars to the respective input/output terminals of the first device and the second device.