Patent ID: 7179111

Claim:
An electrical connector having a housing comprising: a first housing element provided with at least a first connection portion that is either male or female; and a second housing element provided with at least one second connection portion that is either female or male, respectively, suitable for co-operating with the first connection portion; at least one of the first and second connection portions comprising: a cylindrical wall extending parallel to an axis and defining a single cavity, said wall having a cross-section perpendicular to said axis, said wall having at least one elastically deformable tab made integrally therewith in the thickness of said wall, wherein the cavity comprises, in said cross-section, at least one side in the form of a straight line segment, said side having a length measured along said segment, wherein the tab extends along said side and has, in said cross-section, a width measured along said segment that is greater than half of the length of the side, and wherein the at least one tab is configured such that it deflects slightly outwardly relative to a rest position when first and second housing elements are assembled.