Patent ID: 6045375
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:a first and a second set of contacts;a first and a second housing for holding the first and the second set of contacts, respectively,the first housing being formed with a plug portion having a first wall defining therein a first region for electrical connection between the first and the second set of contacts,the second housing being formed with a receptacle portion having a second wall defining therein a second region for reception of the plug portion of the first housing;a slide cam member frictionally slidable between the first and second walls for actuating the plug portion of the first housing to be slid into the second region; andpointed means for causing the slide cam member to keep line contact with one of the first and second walls when the slide cam member frictionally slides between the first and second walls, the pointed means having a cross section which has one or more points of contact with at least one of the first and second walls.