Patent ID: 7458852
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A plug connector, having contacts, each with a connecting end for a cable, wherein the connecting end comprises a first side and an opposite second side, a housing comprising a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening is proximate the first sides of the connecting ends, and wherein the second opening is proximate the second sides of the same connecting ends, and a lid, is hereby characterized in that the housing and the lid each have a flap at the level of the connecting end of contact, when the flaps are in a closed position, the flap of the housing is at the first opening and the flap of the lid is at the second opening, and when these flaps are in the open position, the connecting ends of contacts are freely accessible for fastening the cable, wherein the first side of the connecting end is configured to contact a first portion of a tool proximate the first opening, wherein the second side of the connecting end is configured to be deformed by a second portion of the tool proximate the second opening, and wherein the contacts are fully engaged in the housing when the flaps are in the open position.