Patent ID: 7815462

Claim:
Electric plug comprising: a first connection region in which at least one vertical contact is provided for connecting at least one electrical conductor; a second connection region in which at least one horizontal contact is provided for contacting a counter connector which is to be connected to the electric plug; a contact carrier having an upper surface on which the vertical contact and the horizontal contact are provided, the contact carrier being configured to electrically interconnect the first and second connection regions; wherein the contact carrier is arranged in a housing forming a datum plane on the lower side of the housing in the plug-in direction, the upper surface of the contact carrier being arranged in an inclined position with respect to the datum plane; wherein the contact carrier is arranged in the housing such that the upper surface of the contact carrier is inclined in an ascending manner with respect to the datum plane in the plug-in direction, starting from the first connection region and ascending in the direction of the second connection region.