a spring contact design used to connect varied electrical components to circuit boards such that the components may be installed onto the board and thereafter removed without soldering and desoldering of the component leads is disclosed . the inventive contacts use integral flexible elements and appropriate contact element shaping to ensure solid multiple electrical connection points between the contact and the electrical component lead . with the use of the inventive spring contacts , components may be easily installed onto a circuit board and tested to ensure functional performance and , if necessary , may be removed or replaced without the need for time consuming soldering and desoldering of the component leads to the board contacts . the inventive contacts are designed to ensure sound electrical connection with component leads of different cross sections , shapes and sizes . use of the inventive contacts in housings sized and shaped for different electrical components are also disclosed .