Patent ID: 8562372

Claim:
An electrical plug connector comprising: a first plug including: a first clip, and a second clip; and a second plug including: a catch element configured to engage at least one of the first clip and second clip, a first releasing tab configured to contact the first clip in a plugged state of the electrical plug connector and configured to move the first clip so as to release the first clip from the catch element, a second releasing tab configured to contact the second clip in the plugged state of the electrical plug connector and configured to move the second clip so as to release the second clip from the catch element, and an unlatching element surrounding the first releasing tab and the second releasing tab in the plugged state of the electrical plug connector so as to contact the first releasing tab on a first side and contact the second releasing tab on an opposing side, a tool being receivable between the unlatching element and at least one of the first releasing tab and the second releasing tab, the unlatching element being displaceable in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the electrical plug connector.