Patent ID: 6997730

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a first cable contact with a mating surface and a retaining surface; a housing which defines a first passage for receiving the first cable contact, a second passage for mating with a portion of a second cable contact, and a release passage which extends to one end of the first passage; a retaining device mounted in the first passage, the retaining device engaging with at least a portion of the retaining surface of the first cable contact to detachably retain the first cable contact in the first passage, wherein a width of the retaining device is less than or equal to a width of the first cable contact; at least one opening formed in the retaining surface of the first cable contact, the opening in the retaining surface is in communication and is substantially aligned with a direction of the release passage; and an auxiliary device mounted in the housing and coupled to one or more cables which are coupled to the first cable contact.