Patent ID: 6869289

Claim:
A multiple-contact electrical connector comprising a base ( 1 ) of electrically insulating material, at least two pairs ( 2 , 3 ) of input/output terminals ( 4 - 6 ), two needles ( 11 , 12 ) of electrically conductive material respectively interconnecting the input/output terminals of each pair, first and second plates ( 21 , 22 ) made of electrically insulating material, said first and second plates having through orifices ( 31 - 34 ), said needles being engaged through these orifices so that their ends ( 35 - 37 ) emerge from opposite sides of said first and second plates, the emerging ends of said needles constituting the input/output terminals ( 4 - 6 ) of said two pairs, and means for fixing the first and second plates relative to the base, the connector being characterized by further comprising: at least third and fourth plates ( 23 , 24 ); means for positioning the third and fourth plates ( 23 , 24 ) between said first and second plates ( 21 , 22 ), said second, third, and fourth plates having through orifices ( 32 , 34 , 41 - 44 ) having at least one cross-section presenting a minimum value substantially equal to a cross-section of the needles ( 11 , 12 ), said orifices being made in the second, third, and fourth plates in such a manner that the needles are slidably mounted in said orifices; and means ( 50 ) for causing the third and fourth plates ( 23 , 24 ) to move respectively in two substantially opposite directions so as to impart two pre-buckles ( 61 - 64 ) to each needle on either side of a needle's rest position.