Patent ID: 7027596

Claim:
For use with male and female cooperating teledapt connectors located in a recess with respect to a mounting surface so as to minimize electrostatic discharge between an operator's hand and the connectors, in which the male connector has a main body from which a tongue projects, the tongue being adapted to lie in a groove defined by the female connector, the tongue defining shoulder means which, when the connectors are axially connected, come into contact with abutment means formed in the female connector, said contact with abutment means formed in the female connector, said contact preventing dislodgement of the connectors until pressure is exerted to move the tongue toward said main body to move the shoulder means toward the main body to a sufficient extent to break contact between said shoulder means and said abutment means: an actuator having an attachment portion and an operative portion, the attachment portion being adapted to mount the operative portion so that the operative portion extends adjacent the tongue and projects out of the recess far enough to be transversely manipulated so as to move the tongue toward said main body such that the shoulder means moves toward said main body far enough to break contact with the abutment means.