Coplainer sliding electrical connector

An electrical connector assembly having a front and a back view comprising an electrically insulating connector housing having a front side and a back side and at least one aperture therein extending from said front side to said back side, an electrically conductive unitary spring clip connector extending from the front side of said housing through said aperture to the back side of said housing, said spring clip connector having a connecting terminal on one end and a resiliently deflectable spring contact on the other end and an insulating retention plate to retain said spring clip connector in said housing, said retention plate being fastened to and on the back side of said connector housing and having at least one aperture therein with the connecting terminal on one end of said spring clip connector extending therethrough said assembly including a mating and locating feature comprising at least one mounting pin adjacent said at least one aperture in said housing, a mounting hole in said spring clip connector and at least one retention hole in said retention plate, said spring clip being mounted on said mounting pin through said mounting hole and said retention plate being mounted on the top of said spring clip on said mounting pin.