Patent ID: 6994600

Claim:
A contacting part consisting of a male contacting portion ( 2 ) having a determined external diameter and of a female contacting portion, the female contacting portion comprising: a body ( 1 ) having a longitudinal axis and a contacting end for receiving the male contacting portion ( 2 ), said body ( 1 ) further comprising: a first cylindrical portion ( 13 ) extending axially toward the contacting end; a cylindrical span ( 12 ), extending axially from the first cylindrical portion towards the contacting end, between said first cylindrical portion and a cavity defining housing ( 11 ), wherein said cavity defining housing ( 11 ) comprises a third cylindrical portion extending axially from said cylindrical span ( 12 ) towards the contacting end and defining an opening ( 10 ) into the cavity defining housing 11 ; and a contact clip ( 3 ) fixed onto the cylindrical span ( 12 ) in electrical contact therewith, the contact clip ( 3 ) further comprising; a clip annular portion ( 31 ) surrounding the cylindrical span ( 12 ), the annular portion of the clip constructed having at least two axially extending tines, each of said tines terminating in a contacting tab ( 32 ), said tabs extending radially into the opening ( 10 ) and having a contact end ( 33 ) arranged so as to be interposed in the path of the male contacting element when it is inserted into the cavity defining housing ( 11 ), said contact ends ( 33 ) circumscribing an aperture ( 34 ) having an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the cavity defining housing ( 11 ) and smaller than the external diameter of the male contacting portion ( 2 ), so that said contact ends ( 33 ) of the contacting tabs ( 32 ) achieve an electrical contact with the male contacting portion ( 2 ).