Patent ID: 6986676

Claim:
A multi-channel high definition video interconnect comprising: a male connector defined by a housing member having secured therein a plurality of modules having protruding male contacts, said modules disposed in said housing member such that said protruding male contacts are recessed within said housing member, said male connector secured to a cable having multiple 75 ohm high definition video coaxial cables for the transmission of 75 ohm high definition video coaxial signals, said coaxial cables in communication with said male contacts in said contact module; a female connector comprising a housing member securing therein a plurality of female receptor modules, said female receptor modules positioned within said housing member so as to present a front face of said module in a plane with a front face of said female connector, said female connector in communication with a transmission cable having multiple 75 ohm high definition video coaxial cables therein for transmitting multiple 75 ohm high definition video coaxial signals wherein said modules having protruding male contacts and said female receptor modules are secured within their respective housing members and float therein to assure alignment with each other before said male connectors contact said female connectors, thereby protecting said male contacts from misalignment and damage; a securing means for securing said male connector to said female connector.