Patent ID: 8435065

Claim:
A connector comprising: a first plug-in unit ( 112 , FIG. 7A ), having a cuboidal housing ( 150 ) for receiving an electrical contact arrangement ( 55 , FIG. 6 ) of a mating plug-in unit ( 11 , FIG. 7B ), wherein the housing has a cable bushing ( 151 ) and has a housing wall with an aperture ( 153 ) for receiving the mating plug-in unit ( 11 , FIG. 7B ); said housing ( 150 ) is divided into first and second housing parts ( 181 , 182 ) along a dividing plane ( 180 ) that extends perpendicular to a housing longitudinal central plane ( 179 ) and at a 45° angle to sides of said first and second housing parts; said second housing part ( 182 ) forms on aperture ( 153 ) for receiving said mating plug-in unit ( 11 ), wherein the first housing part ( 181 ) can be installed on said second housing part in a first orientation wherein said cable busing ( 151 ) extends in a direction D perpendicular to a direction (E) of said mating plug-in unit, and said first housing part can be turned 180° about an axis (X) and installed on said second housing part in a second orientation wherein said cable bushing extends in a direction (G) that is parallel to said mating plug-in unit direction (E); wherein the electrical contact arrangement ( 55 ) has a blade contact ( 56 ) which is supported within one housing part ( 181 , 281 ) and that extends beyond said dividing plane ( 180 , 280 ).