Abstract: A connector terminal includes a metal socket defining a top opening and a bottom through hole, a probe head having a lower stoppage portion stoppable inside the metal socket and supported on a spring inside and an upper contact portion extending out of the top opening of the metal socket, and a plug tightly plugged into the bottom through hole of the metal socket.

Abstract: An adapter assembly includes an adapter body and a connector. The adapter body has a main leg and a cross leg. The main leg and cross leg have intersecting passages. The connector includes: an electrically conductive semi-flexible joint having first and second opposed joint ends; a first end portion on the first joint end, with the first end portion including a body configured to mechanically and electrically couple with an electrical conductor; and a second end portion on the second joint end, with the second end portion including a head configured to directly or indirectly electrically connect the semi-flexible joint to a termination of electrical equipment. The head is disposed in the cross leg passage and the semi-flexible joint is disposed in the main leg passage. The semi-flexible joint is configured to enable limited movement of the head relative to the cross leg passage.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating cavity recessed from a front face towards a supporting face of a tongue portion arranged within the housing and a central contact arranged within the housing. The central contact includes a contacting part movably arranged in the tongue portion and having a mating portion extending beyond the supporting face, and a connecting part disposed within the housing and capable of intersecting with the contacting part at rear portion of the housing.

Abstract: The present invention includes a USB3 device with solderless USB3 connector interfaces, which comprises: a USB3 device main body that houses a carrier body made of rigid material; four interface pins in the outer row that conform to the USB2.0 standard; five interface pins in the inner row that conform to the USB3.0 standard; and a substrate and electronic circuitry; and a USB3 device sub-body that houses: a carrier body made of rigid material; and five interface pins that conform to the USB3.0 standard wherein each interface pin has an upper convex part and a lower concave part; the upper convex part and the lower concave part forms a spring coil pin; and the spring coil pin can withstand multiple times of compression; a top casing; a bottom casing; and a case assembly.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle assembly is provided with a conductive body with a receptacle formed therein. At least one annular spacer is provided within the receptacle. At least one annular coil spring is provided in the receptacle, generally coaxial with the spacer, in electrical contact with the body for receipt of an electrical connector within the receptacle in contact with the coil spring. A method to assemble an electrical receptacle provides a conductive body with a receptacle formed therein. A quantity of contact coil springs and a location of the contact coil springs is determined. Spacers are selected based on the determined contact coil spring locations. The spacers and springs are inserted into the receptacle of the body.

Abstract: An image fixing apparatus includes a heater including a substrate, a first electrode provided on one side of the substrate and a second electrode provided on the other side of the substrate; and a connector, connected with the heater, for receiving electric power, the connector including an electrically insulative housing, and a contact terminal provided inside the housing and having first spring contact contacted to the first electrode and a second spring contact contacted to the second electrode, wherein the first spring contact and the second spring contact are disposed at positions different as seen in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A spring contact (12) has a tail contact (14) and a tip contact (16) which are secured together in a telescoping arrangement. The tail contact (14) is formed as a first single element member (22) having two contact arms (28) which are spaced apart and extend forward to engage the tip contact (16). Two contact protuberances (34) extend outward from respective edges the two contact arms (28). The tip contact (16) is formed of a second single element member (50) having two elongate sides (58) and a mounting protrusion (56) which rearwardly extend in parallel toward the tail contact (14). The two sides (58) extend in a cantilever arrangement and have two elongate slots (66) formed therein for receiving respective ones of the contact protuberances (34).

Abstract: The contact head includes a head base, and at least two elastic contact pieces located on an upper end portion of the head base and configured to electrically contact a contact target object. A dent having a circular horizontal cross-sectional shape is formed at a central portion surrounded by the at least two elastic contact pieces. Additionally, each of the elastic contact pieces is formed with a tip end serving as a free end of the elastic contact piece located on a circumference of at least one virtual circle which is a circle concentric with an inscribed circle inscribed in a horizontal cross-sectional shape of the head base and which has a diameter being the same as or smaller than a diameter of the inscribed circle. Moreover, the contact piece is formed to be elastically deformable in a vertical direction by being formed to extend spirally.

Abstract: An electrical connection assembly is provided to electrically connect with at least one electrical contact of an electronic apparatus. The electrical connection assembly includes an insulating casing, a circuit board and a resilient conductive element. An inner space is defined in the insulating casing, and at least one opening is defined on the insulating casing for communicating the inner space and the exterior of the insulating casing. The circuit board is disposed in the inner space of the insulating casing. The resilient conductive element includes a connecting side for fixing on and electrically connecting with the circuit board. The resilient conductive element further includes a compressible side for facing the opening and being exposed therethrough. The thickness of the resilient conductive element is reduced when an external force is applied thereon and recovers when the external force is removed.

Abstract: A testing apparatus includes a securing member adapted to be attached to a connector, a pressing member, a connecting member, a resisting member, and a resilient member. The connecting member is moveably located between the securing member and the pressing member. The resisting member is aligned with a pin of the connector and attached to a first end of the connecting member. The resisting member is attached to a second opposite end of the connecting member. The pressing member is moveable relative to the securing member, and the resisting member abuts the pin of the connector.

Abstract: An electric contact which can improve the connection stability without increasing the sliding resistance even when the amount of reduction in the lengths of the electric contact is little. A preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a first plunger which has conductivity and has an external cylinder portion; a second plunger which has internal contact portion to be inserted into the external cylinder portion, is interlinked with the first plunger in an extensible manner and has conductivity; and a coil spring which urges the first and second plungers toward a direction to separate them. The internal contact portion has a taper shape which expands towards the lower end from the upper end, and is formed so as to contact with the internal surface of the external cylinder portion and conduct to the external cylinder portion.

Abstract: To provide an electronic device socket able to shorten conductive paths between terminals of an electronic device and contacts of a circuit board. An electronic device socket (1) wherein a socket part 10 electrically connecting a plurality of terminals of an electronic device to corresponding contacts of a circuit board has a plurality of through holes 105 arranged corresponding to the positions of the terminals.

Abstract: A connecting element for providing an electrical connection in a processing space of a household appliance, includes a protruding, longitudinally displaceable contact pin configured for displacement between a rest position protruding farther and an operating position protruding less far, wherein the contact pin pushes into the rest position. The connecting element is disposed on a side wall of the processing space, particularly a cooking space. An insert module can be inserted in the processing space of the household appliance and can be operated electrically. The insert module has a mating electrical connection element for contacting the connecting element.

Abstract: A breakaway connector assembly which has first connector having a first housing, a plurality of retractable pins attached to the housing, and a plurality of fixed pins attached to the housing and circumscribing the plurality of retractable pins. A second connector is matable to the first connector, the second connector having a plurality of contacts adapted to engage the plurality of fixed pins.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting element for the electric connection of a solenoid valve to a circuit board, having a first electric contact element for electrically contacting the solenoid valve, a second electric contact element for electrically contacting the circuit board, and at least one tolerance adjusting element, and a related fluid assembly. According to the invention the connecting element is configured as one piece, and the first electric contact element and the second electric contact element are connected to each other via the at least one tolerance adjusting element. A first modifiable tolerance adjusting element enables a length adjustment in at least one spatial direction in order to predetermine a desired spatial positioning of the first contact element and the second contact element relative to each other.

Abstract: An electrical connector and method of forming the same are provided, where the method can include affixing at least one layer to a core such that the layer is isomorphic to at least a portion of on an external surface of the core, press fitting the core with the layer into a socket cavity in a socket body, and removing the core from the socket cavity while leaving at least a portion of the layer so that the layer forms a shell layer affixed to an internal surface of the socket cavity. The method can further include inserting at least one plunger and a biasing device into a shell cavity so that a tail of the plunger is slidably received in the shell cavity and the biasing device biases a tip of the plunger away from an internal surface of the shell cavity.

Abstract: A contact probe and method of forming the same are provided, where the contact probe can include a shell including a body having a shell cavity. The contact probe can also include at least one plunger slidably received in the shell cavity and extending through at least one opening in at least one end of the shell. The contact probe can further include a biasing device configured to exert a biasing force on the at least one plunger and at least one insulation member including an insulative material. The at least one insulation member can be disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of at least one of: the shell and the at least one plunger.

Abstract: There is disclosed a connector system (500) comprising a contact pin (400) and a socket (200) for receiving the contact pin. The contact pin comprises a first groove (402) extending around the axis (410) of the contact pin; a coiled spring (404) within the first groove; and a set of teeth (406) extending around the axis of the contact pin. The socket (200) comprises a cup portion (202). The cup portion comprises a set of teeth (206) extending around the axis (210) of the cup portion (202) and for engaging with the teeth (406) of the contact pin; and a first contact surface (518) inside the cup portion and extending around the axis (210) of the cup portion for contacting the coiled spring (404) of the contact pin.

Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a shell that extends between a mating end and a cable end. The cable end is configured to be terminated to an end of a coaxial cable. A dielectric insert is held within the shell. An inner contact is held within the dielectric insert. The inner contact has a spring loaded pin that is configured to be spring loaded against a center conductor of the coaxial cable.

Abstract: A pin and a plug having the pin allow a body of the plug to enclose the pin integrally. The plug includes the body and the pin. The body has a receiving space therein for receiving the fixing segment. An insulation portion extends outward from the external surface of the body. The pin is plate-shaped and defined with an inserting segment, a fixing segment, and a burying segment therebetween. The burying segment has a burial hole and barbs, and is buried in the insulation portion. The fixing segment protrudes into the receiving space. The inserting segment is exposed from the insulation portion. The pin and the plug cut costs, speed up a manufacturing process thereof, and allow the body to be formed by a single injection molding process and thus enclose and fix the pin in place firmly.

Abstract: An electric connector includes an insulating housing having a base board, two side boards, a top board and a bottom board which define a receiving space thereamong. A terminal body protrudes rearward from a rear surface of the base board in the receiving space. A plurality of probe terminals is assembled in the insulating housing. A magnet unit includes a plurality of magnets stood together to show a shape matched with the receiving space of the insulating housing for being assembled in the receiving space. A metal shell is mounted to the insulating housing to enclose the insulating housing and the magnet unit. The metal shell further electrically resists against rear sides of the magnets to secure the magnet unit in the insulating housing.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a modular space transformer for use in a probe card assembly includes a bottom plate, a guide plate, and a top plate. The guide plate is configured for mounting in a cut-out of the bottom plate. The guide plate has a first surface and a second surface and additionally has a first plurality of spaced electrical connections disposed in a plurality of apertures formed through the guide plate for providing electrical connections between a plurality of test probe contacts and a plurality of guide plate contacts. The top plate has a plurality of spaced electrical contacts disposed through the top plate with at least one of the plurality of guide plate contacts electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of spaced electrical contacts.

Abstract: A low inductance contact comprises a coil spring and a conductively coupled pin. The pin has coupling surfaces which enable the coil spring to be attached to the pin in a manner that prevents rotation of the spring's ends. The spring provides an axial pin bias to contact tips, and a torsional bias for conductive coupling between the spring and the pin. The torsional bias is generated by an axial displacement of the spring and by twisting the spring a predetermined angle prior to attachment to the pin. A torsion-induced contact between the pin and the spring enables a conductive path through the pin, while bypassing the coils of the spring. The torsional bias further enables a positive attachment of the spring to the pin. Pins can be fabricated from a drawn profiled stock by stamping or machining. Essential pin coupling features can be prefabricated in a drawn profiled stock.

Abstract: A socket housing and method of making the socket housing. A plurality of dielectric layers are printed with a plurality of recesses on a substrate. The dielectric layers include at least two different dielectric materials. A sacrificial material is printed ted in the recesses. The assembly is removed from the substrate and the sacrificial material is removed from the recesses. At least one contact member is located in a plurality of the recesses. Distal ends of the contact members are adapted to electrically couple with circuit members.

Abstract: To provides a contact holder, capable of compensating a change of signal transmission characteristic at the outer edge area of the substrate. A substrate 21 has grounding conductive layers 291, 292 arranged on or above surfaces 212, 213 of the substrate, near a plunger of a signal transmitting contact 3b. Each grounding conductive layer is electrically connected to a conductive portion 241 electrically connected to each grounding contact, on surface 212 or 213 of substrate 21. Further, each grounding conductive layer is not electrically connected to the signal transmitting contact.

Abstract: A probe connector includes an insulating housing defining inserting passages each longitudinally penetrating therethrough with a blocking rib being protruded in a periphery inside thereof. A probe has a base board of which a front end has a contact head stretched forward out of the inserting passage, and a rear end has a resisting board extending downward from an end edge thereof and two blocking boards protruded downward from two side edges thereof for cooperating with the blocking rib to prevent the probe from sliding out of the inserting passage. A terminal has a base plate blocking a rear end of the inserting passage, and an elastic arm extending forward from a top of the base plate with a free end designed as a contact portion abutting against the base board. An elastic element is retractably located between the resisting board and the base plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pogo-pin connector which includes an insulated body, at least one pogo-pin terminal, at least one insulative sleeve, at least one conductive terminal, at least one receiving pedestal and at least one spring part. A pogo-pin terminal slot and a conductive terminal slot are defined through insulated body. Each of the pogo-pin terminals has a top end movably protruded beyond the pogo-pin terminal slot and a bottom end defining a slotted hole toward an inside of the pogo-pin terminal. The insulative sleeve is removably fastened at the bottom end of the pogo-pin terminal. The conductive terminal is disposed within the conductive terminal slot. A receiving pedestal is used to seal the bottom end of the pogo-pin terminal slot. In accordance with the configuration of the insulative sleeve, an arcing effect occurring between the pogo-pin connector and a complementary connector can be avoided.

Abstract: A high current connector for transmitting electrical currents with at least one contact element establishing an electric contact between an internal current guiding element and an external current guiding element, having a plurality of spring elements establishing an electric multipoint contact between the internal current guiding element and the external current guiding element. The contact element arranged in a housing together with the external guiding element so that said spring elements establish an electric contact with the external current guiding element on the radial outer side of the contact element and an internal guiding element can be inserted into the housing so that the spring elements establish a contact with the internal current guiding element on a radial inner side of the contact element. The housing overlaps the external current guiding element in the axial direction, having a radially inwardly rising housing section.

Abstract: An adaptor device for electrical sockets is provided that includes a body having an interior; a pair of prongs extending from the body in spaced parallel relationship; a pair of receptacles extending into the interior of the body, each receptacle structured to be in electrical contact with a respective prong of the pair of prongs; and a pair of prong springs received over the pair of prongs, each prong spring having a pair of flexible side walls that are structured to bulge outward away from the prong.

Abstract: An electrical connector for testing of a missile launch rail is provided. The electrical contacts of the connector move from a rear disengaged position to forward engaged positions via the energy of a compressed spring. The connector base has rail mounts for securing to a missile launch rail. A housing attaches to the base and houses a plunger, an insulator, electrical contacts, and a tube, which move forward and aft as a unit. A knob on a rear tube end enables a user to limit the initial impact of the electrical contacts on contact pins or striker points of a missile launch rail. The connector can provide electrical connection with launch rail pins as rail pins recede into the missile launch rail. Electrical contact position is governed, in part, by locating pins which ride in a track cut into an outer surface of the tube and move with rotation of an indexing ring.

Abstract: A probe connector adapted for fastening a cable thereto includes an insulating housing and a plurality of probe pin assemblies. The insulating housing defines a plurality of fastening openings and inserting holes penetrating therethrough. The probe pin assembly includes a shell, a plunger and an elastic element assembled in the shell. The shell has a barrel partly received in the inserting hole, and a box-shaped base shell received in the fastening opening. The base shell has a rear plate extending rearward. The rear plate extends rearward to form a connecting piece of which two opposite side edges define two clipping pieces capable of being bent towards each other to clip a core wire of the cable therebetween. The plunger partially projects out of the barrel and the inserting hole. Then the rear plate is bent downward to make the probe pin assembly be a right-angled shape.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spring contact and a socket embedded with spring contacts.

Abstract: A contact includes an upper contact having a planar main board with a plurality of blocks, a lower contact, and a spring. The lower contact includes a first spring arm and a second spring arm which are positioned at opposite sides of the main board of the upper contact. Only the second spring arm defines a recess to receive corresponding block of the upper contact. The spring is fitted over a predetermined area between the upper and the lower contact.

Abstract: A lamp tube coupler is that an insulation terminal seat is respectively disposed to two ends of an expansible outer cylinder. A pair of electrode coupling members is disposed to each insulation terminal seat. The electrode coupling members corresponding to each other at the two ends of the expansible outer cylinder form a conduction mode through respective springs. While using every lamp tube coupler, the coupler is disposed between the two lamp tubes. The electrode coupling members at two ends are respectively inserted into the electrode sockets of the two lamp tubes to achieve the goal of cascading at least two lamp tubes.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a contact, an angled interface, and a resilient member. The contact is disposed in the housing and includes a mating end and an interface end. The angled interface includes a sliding surface that is oriented at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The resilient member is coupled with the contact and the housing and is configured to apply a force to the contact in a direction that is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis. The mating end of the contact engages a conductive element of a mating connector and the interface end of the contact slides along the sliding surface of the angled interface when the contact is moved in a mating direction toward the conductive element. The angled interface translates movement of the contact in the mating direction into lateral movement across the conductive element.

Abstract: A probe connector adapted for fastening a cable thereto includes an insulating housing and a plurality of probe pin assemblies. The insulating housing defines a plurality of fastening openings and inserting holes penetrating therethrough. The probe pin assembly includes a shell, a plunger and an elastic element assembled in the shell. The shell has a barrel partly received in the inserting hole, and a box-shaped base shell received in the fastening opening. The base shell has a rear plate extending rearward. The rear plate extends rearward to form a connecting piece of which two opposite side edges define two clipping pieces capable of being bent towards each other to clip a core wire of the cable therebetween. The plunger partially projects out of the barrel and the inserting hole. Then the rear plate is bent downward to make the probe pin assembly be a right-angled shape.

Abstract: There is provided a slidable pogo pin including: a first member including a first body and a first connection portion extending from the first body and integrally formed with the first body; a second member including a second body and a second connection portion extending from the second body and integrally formed with the second body; and a spring applying elastic force to the first member and the second member, with at least a part of the first member and at least a part of the second member inserted into the spring. Further, the first member and the second member are electrically connected to each other via the first connection portion and the second connection portion, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion are configured to slide with respect to each other while the first connection portion is brought into surface-to-surface contact with the second connection portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for electrically connecting a junction box of a photovoltaic (PV) module to an electrical cable of a power distribution system. The electrical connector includes a housing extending along a central longitudinal axis from a cable segment to a mating segment. The housing has an intermediate segment that extends between the cable and mating segments. The intermediate segment includes a flange. The housing is configured to be mounted to a frame for the PV module. An electrical contact is held by the housing and is configured to establish an electrical connection between the junction box and the electrical cable. A biasing mechanism extends over the intermediate segment of the housing. The biasing mechanism extends from a flange end to a frame end. The flange end is engaged with the flange of the housing.

Abstract: An interconnect subsystem having a sensor, at least one substrate, at least one contact assembly to said sensor and said substrate, and optionally a registration pin connected to said sensor and passing through said substrate. The contact assembly includes a guide tube, a spring within the guide tube, and a transmission tube having a contact surface and at least partially within the guide tube and forced outward by the spring, such that the contact surface contacts conductive pads on the substrate.

Abstract: A spring contact assembly having a first plunger with a tail portion having a flat contact surface and a second plunger having a tail portion with a flat contact surface wherein the flat contact surfaces are overlapping and are surrounded by an external compression spring such that the sliding engagement of the flat surfaces increases during compression of the spring.

Abstract: A electrical interconnect adapted to provide an interface between contact pads on an IC device and a PCB. The electrical interconnect includes a multi-layered substrate with a first surface with a plurality of first openings having first cross-sections, a second surface with a plurality of second openings having second cross-sections, and center openings connecting the first and second openings. The center openings include at least one cross-section greater than the first and second cross-sections. A plurality of spring probe contact members are located in the center openings. The contact members include first contact tips extending through the first opening and above the first surface, second contact tips extending through the second openings and above the second surface, and center portions located in the center openings. The center portions include a shape adapted to bias the first and second contact tips toward the IC device and PCB, respectively.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a pedestal terminal which has a base board, two fastening boards extending upward from two sides of the base board, and two elastic boards extending upward from two free ends of the fastening boards and inclined gradually away from each other in process of extending upward, and a connecting terminal having two elastic arms and a bent portion connecting the elastic arms together to make the connecting terminal show a substantial inverted-V shape. Two free ends of the elastic boards are bent inward to form two restraining portions. Two free ends of the elastic arms are arched outward to form two interfering portions. The connecting terminal is movably engaged with the pedestal terminal with the elastic arms restrained between the restraining portions, the interfering portions abutting against insides of the corresponding elastic boards and the bent portion projecting upward beyond the pedestal terminal.

Abstract: A socket cartridge including: a contactor holder adapted to hold one or more electrical contactors disposed therein; and one or more pairs of spring structures; wherein each spring structure (a) is attached at a proximal end to the contactor holder, (b) includes an engagement feature disposed at a distal end thereof and a spring member attached to the engagement feature, and (c) the spring member is adapted to urge the engagement feature in a direction that points outward from a distal end of the contactor holder. A socket assembly that includes: (a) a mounting plate having one or more pairs of mating guides disposed on opposite sides of an aperture; and (b) the socket cartridge disposed in the aperture.

Abstract: A power tool has a mechanism for ejecting a battery pack which includes a receiving frame which defines a cavity to receive a battery pack. A receiving member is adjacent the cavity. The receiving member meshes with a member on the battery pack to hold the battery pack in the cavity. A biasing member is in the cavity adjacent the receiving member. The biasing member ejects the battery pack from the ejecting mechanism. A member retains the biasing member in the cavity. The member guides a portion of the battery pack meshing with the receiving member into contact with the biasing member such that when the battery pack is locked onto the frame, the biasing member is in a compressed condition and when the battery pack is an unlocked position, the biasing member ejects the battery pack from the frame.

Abstract: The inventive concept is directed to shock free bulb socket that is inserted in an existing light bulb socket to forego any possible electric shock when there is no light bulb in the existing bulb socket and the electric switch happens to be in an “on” status. The insert socket is a housing that is placed over the existing socket and fastened thereto. The insert socket consists of a lower threaded segment that is threaded into the existing socket. There is an upper threaded segment that will receive the light bulb. When the light bulb is threaded into the upper segment it will encounter a plate there below and will cause the upper threaded segment to slide upwardly together with a bracket to which it is attached. There is a sliding hot prong and a sliding neutral prong which will make contact when the bracket moves upwardly and will convey electric current to the light bulb.

Abstract: A contact (1) includes a first contact pin (2), a second contact pin (3) and a spring (4). The first contact pin includes a mating end (26), a body (23) having a first body portion (232) and a second body portion (231), a pair of ear portions (24) and a pair of first blocking portions (22). The first body portion has a thickness greater than that of the second body portion. The second contact pin includes a pair of second blocking portions (32), and a pair of resilient beams (33) slidable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The resilient beams are confined by the ear portions. The resilient beams clasp the first body portion in the latched position. The spring is compressible between the pair of first blocking portions and the pair of second blocking portions.

Abstract: Present embodiments include an automation control system that includes an input/output device module with a device bus therein. The input/output module also includes a first bus contact on a first side of the input/output device module and communicatively coupled with a first end of the device bus, and a second bus contact on a second side of the input/output device module and communicatively coupled with a second end of the device bus. The second side generally faces an opposite direction from the first side and the input/output device module is configured to be coupled with additional input/output device modules positioned on the first and second sides of the input/output device module via the first and second bus contacts.

Abstract: An electrical socket used to connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board comprises an insulative housing (2) and a plurality of contacts (1) received therein, the insulative housing (2) comprises a top surface (21), a bottom surface (22) opposite to the top surface (21) and a plurality of passageways (211) penetrated the top surface (21) and the bottom surface (22), the contact (1) comprises a body portion (10), a connecting portion (11) extending upwardly from the body portion (10) and a spring portion (12) extending horizontally from the connecting portion (11), the spring portion (12) comprises a supporting portion (120) at the end thereof touching with the insulative housing (2).

Abstract: A spring connector includes an inner conductor and an outer conductor. The inner conductor is formed of a conductive material, and has a small-diameter portion, a large-diameter portion, and a resilient portion axially disposed so as to be integrally and continuously formed with each other. The outer conductor is formed of a conductive material, and is provided with a hole having a predetermined inside diameter. The outer conductor accommodates the large-diameter portion and the resilient portion in the hole while the small-diameter portion protrudes from an end of the hole.

Abstract: A conductive contact holder includes a holder substrate that is made of a conductive material. The holder substrate has a first opening section for holding conductive signal contacts, and a holding member that is made of an insulating material and that is arranged into the first opening section for holding at least one of the conductive signal contacts. The largest outer diameter of a surface of the holding member parallel to a surface of the conductive contact holder is larger than the smallest interval between longitudinal axes of the conductive contacts held in the conductive contact holder.