Patent ID: 8496495

Claim:
An electrical connector device comprising: a tubular coupling spring having a plurality of beam tines, and wherein each beam tine includes an aperture and a lever tine, a portion of the lever tine existing and extending inwardly from the aperture, and wherein an adjacent pair of beam tines is separated by a slot where the slot includes a root, and wherein a first length is defined from the root to an end of the coupling spring nearest the beam tine, a second length is defined from the root to a distal end of the lever tine, and wherein the first length is greater than the second length, and wherein the distal end of the lever tine is more near an axis of symmetry of the coupling spring than is the end of the coupling spring; and a sliding sleeve having an extending inward edge associated with the coupling spring, where the sliding sleeve can slide relative to the coupling spring.