Patent ID: 7819682

Claim:
A plug-and-socket connector assembly comprising: a male plug including: a frontal panel and a plurality of contact pins fixed in said plug and protruding from said panel; and a female receptacle including: a) an immovable base; b) an open-position lock fixed to said immovable base and mounted essentially in the middle of said receptacle, said lock is furnished with a lock release button capable of opening said lock; c) a slider, including: a frame movable with respect to said immovable base, and a plurality of elongated solid plates mounted to said frame in parallel to each other, each said plate has a plurality of grooves made therein; d) a plurality of contact sockets made in the form of clamps of an elastic electroconductive material and arranged in rows along and between said plates, wherein each said socket has a first end furnished with a tongue projected into the corresponding said groove and a second end fixedly attached to said immovable base so that each said socket has an embracing portion capable of operatively gripping said pins with a predetermined force; and e) an arm capable of displacing said slider relatively to said immovable base.