Patent ID: 7052297

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a) a probe having i) a body, ii) a connector rod, said connector rod retained by said body; iii) an insulating sleeve, said insulating sleeve covering said connector rod; said insulating sleeve retained by said body; iv) at least one probe conductor ring, v) and at least two probe insulator rings; A) said at least one probe conductor ring externally spaced along said insulating sleeve between said at least two probe insulator rings; B) said at least one probe conductor ring having an outer diameter less than the outer diameter of said at least two probe insulator rings, a recess being formed above said at least one probe conductor ring bounded on each of two sides by one each of said at least two probe insulator rings; vi) an elastic, electrically-conductive contact, said elastic, electrically-conductive contact having a near-relaxed position and an extended position, said elastic, electrically-conductive contact having a relaxed inner diameter and a relaxed outer diameter, said elastic, electrically-conductive contact having an extended inner diameter and an extended outer diameter, said elastic, electrically-conductive contact sufficiently expansive that said extended inner diameter of said elastic, electrically-conductive contact is greater than said outer diameter of said at least one insulator ring, said near-relaxed inner diameter of said elastic, electrically-conductive contact equivalent to said outer diameter of said at least one conductor ring, said near-relaxed outer diameter of said elastic, electrically-conductive contact greater than said outer diameter of said at least one insulator ring, said elastic, electrically-conductive contact having a spring force coefficient sufficiently low to permit said elastic, electrically-conductive contact to be selectively removeable from around said at least one conductor ring by expansion of said elastic, electrically-conductive contact to said extended position, b) a receiver i) said probe selectively receivable by said receiver; ii) said receiver having A) a housing, B) at least one receiver conductor rings proximate to each of said at least one probe conductor rings, said receiver conductor ring spaced within said receiver housing to contact said elastic, electrically-conductive contact when said probe is selectively received by said receiver, C) and at least two receiver insulator rings, one of each of said number of receiver conductor rings spaced along said receiver housing between said at least two receiver insulator rings.