Patent ID: 6402553
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:at least one plug element, connectable to a cable, having a plug electrical contact member and a tubular insulating body surrounding and extending coaxially relative to said plug contact member, said insulating body being open at one end thereof to provide access to said plug contact member; a connection housing including at least one plug-holding fixture for receiving said plug element, said plug-holding fixture having a contact member mateable with said plug contact member and extendable through said open end of said insulating body; electrical shielding coupled to said connection housing, said electrical shielding having a flexible shield contact spring extending into said plug-holding fixture, said shield contact spring having an end part pre-biased to contact said housing contact member; and a groove extending in an exterior surface of said insulating body parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, said groove having a width adapted to a breadth of said shield contact spring to receive said end part as said end part is disconnected from said housing contact member upon insertion of said plug element into said plug-holding fixture.