Contact device mechanically mountable and electrically connectable on a printed circuit board by a fastening portion for receipt of an external plug element
A contact device which is adapted to be mechanically mounted and electrically connected on a printed circuit board by a fastening portion and serves for receiving an external plug element. The contact device comprises a contact portion for inserting the external plug element for forming an electrical contact, an elastic support element for movably supporting the contact portion and for providing a possibility of movement in all spatial directions, wherein the support element includes a fastening part by which the contact device is fastened on the printed circuit board, a contact part for directly supporting the contact portion and a center part for connecting the fastening part and the contact part, the fastening part and the contact part bent relative to the center part, and of movement of the contact part and center part are limited by predetermined distances from adjacent external limiting means in the fastened state.