Patent ID: 8241052

Claim:
An electrical connector system which comprises: a first connector assembly having a first connector and a second connector to be electrically coupled to each other; a second connector assembly having a third connector and a housing, the housing being adapted for receiving a complementary part of the third connector so as to perform a coupling of the complementary part to the housing; the electrical connector system further comprises a movable element movable between a first position and a second position, the movement of said movable element between said first and second positions allowing to minimize the force required from an operator for coupling the first and second connectors, wherein the movable element is configured, in the first position, to prevent the coupling of the third connector and the housing, and wherein the movable element is configured, in the second position, to prevent uncoupling of the first connector and the second connector, wherein the housing is contiguous to the first connector and comprises an open connecting face and wherein in the first position of the movable element, the movable element masks at least partially the open connecting face so as to prevent engagement of the third connector into the housing, and wherein in the second position of the movable element the front open connecting face is cleared to allow engagement of the third connector into the housing.