Patent ID: 7581984

Claim:
A multicontact connector comprising: a connector body presenting front and rear faces and including at least one cavity extending between the front and rear faces and opening out therein; at least one insert arranged to receive electrical or optical contact elements; and at least one retention member arranged to retain the insert in the cavity of the connector body, the retention member comprising at least one elastically deformable tab movable between a locking position preventing the insert from being withdrawn from the cavity and a retracted position enabling the insert to be withdrawn from the cavity, via the rear face of the connector body, the tab having at least two bearing faces, a first bearing face of the two bearing faces being arranged in such a manner that a force applied thereagainst and directed towards the front face of the body of the connector causes the tabs to be retracted, and a second bearing face of the two bearing faces being arranged in such a manner that a force applied thereagainst and directed towards the rear face of the body of the connector causes said tabs to retract, wherein the first and second bearing faces are substantially planar, wherein the tab includes at least one bearing edge that is substantially rectilinear, the bearing edge being arranged to bear against a shoulder of the insert, wherein the tab comprises: at least one locking tongue defining the front of the bearing edge and including at least one side edge; and at least one actuator element for actuating the locking tongue connected thereto via its side edge, a bearing face being formed on the actuator element enabling the elastically deformable tab to be retracted by exerting on said bearing face a force that is directed towards the rear face of the connector body.