Patent ID: 7726998

Claim:
A high voltage electrical connector having separable male and female interconnects, the high voltage electrical connector comprising: a male interconnect comprising a contact pin having a locking groove; a female interconnect comprising a socket having a closed end, an open end and a bore that extends between the two ends, a passage extending through the socket and transversely to the bore and an opening connecting the bore to the passage, wherein the socket is adapted to receive the contact pin; and a locking pin having a recessed section, wherein the locking pin is installed in the passage and is movable between a first position, wherein the recessed section is aligned with the opening and does not extend into the bore, and a second position, wherein the locking pin extends through the opening and into the bore, wherein, when the locking pin is in the first position, the contact pin can be inserted into and removed from the socket and wherein, when the contact pin is inserted in the socket and the locking groove is aligned with the opening, the locking pin is moved into the second position to lock the contact pin in the socket.