Patent ID: 8469752
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector system comprising a first connector having a protruding portion, a second connector having: a housing having a cavity for receiving the protruding portion, contact terminals disposed in the housing, a shorting bar biased against two of the contact terminals to establish an electrical connection therebetween; wherein the second connector comprises an operation device movably attached to the housing at a first position and disposed in the cavity; wherein the housing further comprises a shoulder portion and the operation device further comprises a third locking projection, the third locking projection being engagable to the shoulder portion to retain the operation device at the first position, wherein the protruding portion comprises a releasing piece and when the protruding portion is inserted into the cavity, the releasing piece deforms an end wall of the operation device to disengage the third locking portion from the shoulder portion to allow the operation device to move towards the second position so as to disconnect the shorting bar from at least one of said two of the contact terminals.