Method of making a pin actuator connector

The method of providing a male-female electrical connector wherein split female receptacles may receive misaligned male connector pins without damage thereto comprising the steps of:

• a. surrounding each of said split female receptacles with a respective rigid jacket of plastic material,
• each said receptacle being spaced from the walls of its rigid jacket, thereby allowing for expansion of said receptacle upon receipt of a misaligned male pin;
• b. providing hinge means between said rigid jackets, thereby allowing one receptacle to be repositioned independently of the other receptacle when receiving a misaligned male pin
• c. encapsulating the hinged female receptacles and their respective rigid jackets in a flexible plastic material which yields sufficiently to allow relative movement between said female receptacles to prevent damage to said split female receptacles upon receipt of a misaligned male pin.