Patent ID: 7845986

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a rigid torsion bar conductor with i) a linear central section aligned on a longitudinal axis, the linear central section extending between a first bend and a second bend; ii) a first moment arm aligned on a first axis and extending outward from the linear central section at the first bend; and iii) a second moment arm aligned on a second axis and extending outward from the linear central section at the second bend; and a first contact forcibly engaged with the first moment arm and exerting a first force that is transmitted through the first moment arm and twists the linear central section in a first direction circumferential to the central axis; and, a second contact forcibly engaged with the second moment arm and exerting a second force that is transmitted through the second moment arm, twisting the linear central section circumferential to the central axis and in a direction opposite the first direction; the rigid torsion bar conductor and the first and the second contacts arranged such that the rigid torsion bar conductor is free to rotate about the longitudinal axis in response to said first and said second forces.