Patent ID: 7044769

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an elongated body with first and second end sections, a mid-section disposed between said first and second end sections, and a transition shoulder disposed between said first end section and said mid-section, said mid-section being radially larger than each of said first and second end sections and including an outer surface, said transition shoulder including a face wall extending between said outer surface of said mid-section and an outer surface of said first end section; and a plurality of radial indicator ribs circumferentially spaced about and extending axially alone and radially outwardly from said outer surface of said mid-section, each of said radial indicator ribs including an abutment surface laterally offset from said face wall of said transition shoulder and adapted to abut a portion of a mating electrical connector receiving said first end section, and a ground connection extending outwardly from said mid-section and remote of said abutment surfaces of said plurality of radial indicator ribs.