Patent ID: 8926373
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A male connector, comprising a first connector body provided to be inserted into a second connector body of a female connector, said first connector body comprising electrical contacts extending towards the free insertion end of said first connector body and being provided with free end portions that are elastically deformable, and a plug portion extending in the insertion direction of said first connector body, said plug portion being provided with first hook-like extensions at its free end extending radially outward, said first hook-like extensions being arranged to cover the free end portions of the electrical contacts of said first connector body which are elastically biased outwardly to engage said first hook-like extensions, wherein said plug portion of said first connector body comprises a narrowing portion that narrows its cross section towards the insertion end of said plug portion, said narrowing portion being defined by wedge surfaces for supporting the electrical contacts of said first connector body in the assembled state of said first connector body and a second connector body.