Patent ID: 7390228

Claim:
A housing of an electrical plug-and-socket connector, the housing comprising: chambers arranged in parallel chamber rows, wherein the chamber rows include a middle chamber row between two outer chamber rows, wherein each chamber opens onto a front housing side to receive a contact element; contact springs respectively associated with the chambers, wherein each contact spring has a locking element extending into the associated chamber for locking in place a contact element received by the associated chamber; a slider channel beneath the front housing side, wherein the slider channel extends along the longitudinal extension of the middle chamber row, connects with the chambers of the middle chamber row, opens onto a transverse housing side, and borders top ends of the contact springs associated with the chambers of the middle chamber row; separation channels respectively arranged between each pair of adjacent contact springs associated with the chambers of the middle chamber row, wherein the separation channels extend parallel to the longitudinal extension of the chambers of the middle chamber row, open onto a front housing side, and intersect the slider channel; a blocking channel beneath the front housing side, wherein the blocking channel extends along the longitudinal extension of the middle chamber row, borders the contact springs associated with the chambers of the middle chamber row, and opens on the transverse housing side; and a slider insertable into the blocking channel, wherein the slider meets with the contact springs associated with the chambers of the middle chamber row when the slider is inserted through the blocking channel in order to prevent buckling of the contact springs associated with the chambers of the middle chamber row.