Patent ID: 7722360

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a carrier having opposite first and second sides with a slot extending through the carrier from the first side to the second side; and a contact held in the slot of the carrier, the contact including an insulative layer extending between opposite contact ends of the contact, the contact including first and second conductive elements on opposite surfaces of the insulative layer, the first conductive element providing a conductive path for electrically coupling an electrical component proximate the first side of the carrier with an electrical component proximate the second side of the carrier, the second conductive element providing an electrostatic shield for the first conductive element, wherein the contact includes a centrally disposed mounting portion that engages the carrier to hold the contact in the slot, further wherein the mounting portion is configured to move within the slot when the contact is compressed between the electrical components, wherein the mounting portion includes wings that engage said first and second sides of said carrier when said contact is loaded into said carrier.