Contact terminals, each having a contact pad section and a card-connecting end portion, are arranged in a connecting end unit portion. In one embodiment, the atomic probe can include a core having a conductive coating. The watched areas may watch for anyall subscribers, or for select, preconfigured subscribers listed in an appropriate table or database. The protective element also includes a gripping element located on the outer surface of the protective element and positioned along a first axis. Movement of the gate is stopped if the pressed button is released while the gate is in motion which otherwise continues to its limit. The sensing element can be connected to the torque member to the sensing element in order to transfer torque associated with the torque member to the sensing element for torque sensing operations thereof.