Patent ID: 7731550

Claim:
An electric connector extending along a longitudinal direction, said electric connector comprising: an attachment portion for attachment to an electric conductor, a connecting portion for connecting to a mating electric connector, a damping portion which joins said attachment portion to said connecting portion and comprises a bottom wall connected to one of said attachment and connecting portions and a top wall connected to the other portion of said attachment and connecting portions, wherein said bottom wall and said top wall lie on respective parallel planes, said damping portion comprises a single side wall which joins said bottom wall and said top wall, thereby joining said attachment portion and said connecting portion, said side wall has a first end connected to said bottom wall and a second end connected to said top wall, said side wall extends, from said first end to said second end, in a direction which is perpendicular to said parallel planes of said bottom wall and top wall and which forms an angle with said longitudinal direction of the electric connector; and wherein said connecting portion comprises at least two opposite spring contact elements engaged to each other, which have a first end connected to a substantially box-like element and which are extended outwardly from said first end, said box-like element connected to one of said top wall and bottom wall of the damping portion and spaced from said side wall.