A spring clip for securing contact partners is presented, wherein the contact partners can be connected electrically and in a form fitting manner. The spring clip has a socket section with at least one guide lug for a form fitting connection to a first contact partner, a snap-fit section with at least one snap-fit hook that snaps into a second contact partner, and a bending section between the socket section and the snap-fit section. The bending section can be bent thereby, between a relaxed state and a tensioned state.