Patent ID: 6155855
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
Actuating device having at least one shunt (30) in a connector comprising a base (10) and a plug (12) with at least one pair of contacts (28) short-circuited by contacts (80, 82) of said shunt, characterized in that said device comprises actuating means (24) of which a movable portion (90) is adapted to take:a first position immediately adjacent each contact (80, 82) of each shunt when the contacts (28, 16) of the base and of the plug are electrically connected and partially mechanically connected, anda second position in which at least one (82) of the contacts of each shunt (30) is displaced to short-circuit the contacts (28) of the base when they are integrally mechanically connected, said movable portion being secured to a stirrup (14) for manipulating and locking said plug in said base and characterized in that the movable portion(90) of the actuating finger movable in translation in a channel (40), this finger (90) comprising at least one pushbutton (94, 96, 98) adapted to bear against at least one (82) of the contacts of each shunt.