Patent ID: 6913478

Claim:
A multiple contact connector comprising: a) at least one male plug ( 6 ) with each male plug ( 6 ) comprising an elongated and electrically insulated support ( 60 ) and having a number of electrically conductive contact zones ( 61 ), on at least one side thereof, along a longitudinal axis of the support ( 60 ); b) a female socket ( 7 ) comprising an elongated and electrically insulated body ( 70 ) having at least one longitudinal and electrically insulated housing ( 71 ), on at least one side thereof, along a longitudinal axis of the body; wherein the housing ( 71 ) further comprises a number of electrically conductive contact elements ( 72 ) positioned along a longitudinal axis of the housing; c) the support ( 60 ) of the male plug ( 6 ) has notches ( 62 ) in which the contact zones ( 61 ) are arranged, the support and the notches having a geometry which is complementary to that of the housing ( 71 ) of the female socket ( 7 ) allowing assembling with one another by nesting; d) the contact zones ( 61 ) and the contact elements ( 72 ) face one another so that when the support ( 60 ) is nested with the housing ( 71 ), the contact zones ( 61 ) contact with the contact elements ( 72 ) and form electrical connections; and e) a tightening device ( 8 ), axially slidable along an exterior of the body ( 70 ) of the female socket ( 7 ), for maintaining the support ( 60 ) in the housing ( 71 ) and exerting a radial pressure on the support ( 60 ) and the contact zones ( 61 ) into electrical engagement with the contact elements ( 72 ).