Patent ID: 6837756

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an electrical connector comprising the steps of forming a cylindrical sleeve with first and second ends; forming alternating notches and projections on at least one of the first and second ends of the sleeve; forming a cylindrical contact member with a plurality of spaced contact strips extending between first and second ends; inserting the contact member into the sleeve with the first end of the contact member engaging the notches at the first end of the cylindrical sleeve; circumferentially offsetting the second end of the contact member from the first end of the contact member; engaging the offset second end of the contact member into the notches in the second end of the cylindrical sleeve; flaring ends of the contact strips angularly outwardly to enable the second end of the contact member to engage the notches in the cylindrical sleeve during angular rotation of the second end of the contact member relative to the ends of the contact strips at the first end of the contact member; and fixing the first and second ends of the contact member to the cylindrical sleeve.