Patent ID: 7731544

Claim:
An electrical connection assembly comprising: a conductive support having a pair of longitudinal conductive slots for receiving a corresponding pair of longitudinal conductive pins of at least one electronic component; and a U-shaped conductive spring coupled to the conductive support, the conductive spring comprising a pair of conductive, generally longitudinal spring sides each aligned with a corresponding longitudinal conductive slot, each spring side having a pair of parallel longitudinal slots defined therein, the longitudinal slots separating an outer perimeter section of said each side from a central section of said each side, the central section including a contact tab configured to establish contact with a longitudinal conductive pin, wherein the contact tab and the outer perimeter section are capable of flexing substantially independently of each other to establish electrical contact between the conductive spring and the longitudinal conductive pin along the contact tab and a bottom part of the outer perimeter section, and wherein said each spring side comprises an inward-bending support tab configured to press the bottom part of the outer perimeter section outward to establish contact with the longitudinal conductive pin; and a spring top plate interconnecting the spring sides along corresponding top regions of the spring sides.