Electrical connector having pin contact receptacle with releasable retaining means

摘要

A pin contact receptacle stamped and formed from blank stock is provided with retention fingers, each having a hook on the end that engages fore and aft shoulders of an annular ring in the cavity of an insulator, and each having a bend in the middle. A tubular tool can be inserted from the rear over the bends of the retention fingers to collapse them into the receptacle for extracting or inserting the receptacle into the cavity of the insulator.