Patent ID: 6918781

Claim:
An electrical plug connector, in particular for use between a receptacle (ignitor) and an electrical control device for a restraint system in motor vehicles, comprising: a housing having a housing body and a trunk projecting therefrom for receiving electrically connected contact elements for the purpose of contacting corresponding contact parts of the receptacle; catch arms with spring effect on the trunk for fixing the housing in corresponding recesses of the receptacle, the catch arms are joined at the end of the trunk and from there pass, at a distance from the trunk, in the direction toward the housing body; and a locking element that can be plugged onto the housing, the locking element comprises spring-acting locking arms for making fast to at least one of the elements receptacle or housing, wherein the locking element is used to release the plug connector from a locking position with respect to the receptacle, and deflecting the locking arms simultaneously deflects the catch arms.