Patent ID: 6083057
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for use with a counter plug, comprising:a shell having an opening at a first end for receiving the counter plug, and a second end through which electrical contacts are inserted to a final contact position within said shell;a locking member arranged to be placed upon said shell and moved, while on said shell, from a first catching position to a second catching position,wherein said locking member can only be moved from said first catching position to said second catching position when said electrical contacts are properly positioned in said contact position, movement of said locking member from said first catching position to said second catching position locking said electrical contacts in said final contact position, andwherein when said locking member is in said first catching position, said locking member extends into said opening towards said first end of said shell and thereby decreases a size of said opening to prevent said counter plug from being inserted into said shell.