Patent ID: 7201594

Claim:
A connection assembly comprising: a support including an opening, the opening extending substantially in a plane; an electrical connector housing, and assembly means for assembling the connector housing to the support, the assembly means being configured firstly to enable the housing to be held relative to the support in a rest position in which the housing extends at least in part through the opening in the support, and secondly to enable the connector housing to move relative to its rest position, at least in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening, said assembly means including at least one resilient return member configured to be capable of deforming elastically to accompany movement of the connector housing in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening to return the connector housing to its rest position, wherein the assembly means comprises at least a first guide surface made on a retaining member for retaining the resilient return member and the connector housing includes at least a second guide surface, the first and second guide surfaces being configured to bear one against the other when the connector housing is in the rest position, wherein the resilient return member comprises a coil spring, and wherein the retaining member includes a shank engaged between turns of the spring, the shank being connected to a head secured to one end of the spring, and the retaining member including a base secured to the support, the first guide surface being formed on said base.