Patent 7824218 was granted and assigned to Amphenol on November, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A contact holder assembly receives a contact. The contact holder assembly includes a movable body portion, a fixed body portion, and a ring elastically combining the movable body portion and the fixed body portion such that the movable body portion moves away from the fixed body portion as the contact holder assembly receives a contact. The movable body portion includes an inner surface and an inclined portion on the inner surface.