Patent ID: 7682177

Claim:
A connector for electrical or optical conductors comprising: a first body for plugging in or on a second body of a complementary connector along a plugging axis X-X′; first connection means carried by the first body for co-operating with second complementary connection means of the complementary connector so as to connect together electrical or optical conductors; a locking sleeve surrounding the first body of the connector and that is adapted to co-operate with the second body of the complementary connector and with locking means provided by the complementary connector in such a manner as to block relative movement between the first body and the second body of the complementary connector in the plugging direction, the locking sleeve being movable in rotation about the axis X-X′ relative to the first body of the connector between an unlocking position in which the first body can be separated from the second body and a locking position in which the first body cannot be separated from the second body; and a brake ring mounted to and that co-operates with the first body of the connector by being movable at least in rotation about the axis X-X′ between a braking position in which the ring opposes any turning of the locking sleeve when the locking sleeve is in the locked position and a disengaged position in which the ring does not oppose any turning of the locking sleeve; and wherein the direction of rotation of the brake ring for going from the braking position to the disengaged position is opposite to the direction of rotation of the locking sleeve to go from the locking position to the unlocking position.