U-shaped electrical connector spring devices and methods

An electrical connection method comprising:

• aligning a U-shaped conductive spring having a pair of generally-longitudinal sides with a corresponding longitudinal conductive slot of a conductive support, each spring side having a pair of parallel longitudinal slots defined therein, the longitudinal slots separating an outer perimeter section of said each spring side from a central section of said each spring side, the central section including a contact tab, wherein the contact tab and the outer perimeter section are capable of flexing substantially independently of each other to establish electrical contact between the conductive spring and a longitudinal conductive pin of an electronic component along the contact tab and a bottom part of the outer perimeter section, and wherein said each spring side comprises an inward-bending support tab configured to press the bottom part of the outer perimeter section outward to establish contact with the longitudinal conductive pin;
• and
• inserting the longitudinal conductive pin in the longitudinal conductive slot of the conductive support to establish the electrical contact between the conductive spring and the longitudinal conductive pin along the contact tab and outer perimeter section of the spring side.

A U-shaped electrical connector spring of an electrical connection assembly, the spring comprising:

• a pair of conductive, generally longitudinal spring sides, each spring side having a pair of parallel longitudinal slots defined therein, the longitudinal slots separating an outer perimeter section of said each side from a central section of said each side, the central section including a contact tab configured to establish contact with an external longitudinal conductive pin of an electronic component, wherein the contact tab and the outer perimeter section are capable of flexing substantially independently of each other to establish electrical contact between the conductive spring and the external longitudinal conductive pin along the contact tab and a bottom part of the outer perimeter section, and wherein said each spring side comprises an inward-bending support tab configured to press the bottom part of the outer perimeter section outward to establish contact with the external longitudinal conductive pin;
• and
• a spring top plate interconnecting the spring sides along corresponding top regions of the spring sides.