Patent ID: 7744403

Claim:
A connector for electrical cables comprising: a tubular housing of electrically conductive material having inner walls defining an opening and first and second opposed open ends; an inner housing of electrically insulating material adapted to be inserted into the tubular housing from at least one of the open ends thereof, the inner housing comprising inner spaces configured to receive electrical contacts in fixed relative positions; and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned in the inner housing and configured to be connected to a conductor of an electrical cable, the electrical contacts including a plug-in portion, a connection portion, and a contact positioning portion positioned therebetween, the contact positioning portion comprising a discontinuous contact positioning feature, wherein the electrical contacts have a generally u-shaped form including a substantially planar bottom wall and two side walls extending from the bottom wall, wherein the discontinuous contact positioning feature includes first and second sections laterally extending from the bottom wall to a substantially identical height, and wherein the first and second sections include external edges that cooperate with the inner housing to prevent the electrical contact from moving towards the first and second opposed open ends, respectively; and wherein the inner housing further comprises a substantially hollow center wall having a plurality of wall portions and a plurality of wall reinforcement ribs having a thickness substantially the same as a thickness of the wall portions.