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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Cédric Lagathu, Louplande, FR;
Josselin Legeay, Brains sur Gee, FR;
Cédric Lagathu, Louplande, FR;
Josselin Legeay, Brains sur Gee, FR;
Carrier Kheops Bac, Le Mans, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to an electrical or optical connector of the type comprising a fixed male connector part or receptacle () having at least one axial contact pin (), and a mobile female connector part or plug () capable of being coupled to the said receptacle () on its front part and having a female contact part, receiving the contact pin () upon coupling of the connector, the said plug () having a rear handle () allowing the coupling or uncoupling manoeuvre of the connector, for example by a remote-controlled vehicle, by means of an arm and an end pincer for gripping the said handle (), characterized in that the rear body part () of the plug () has a cavity (), capturing with limited angular displacement in axial alignment a ball-joint element () rigidly fixed to the said rear handle (), the said ball-joint element () being held in along the axis of the plug () by a spring means (), the ball-joint element () also comprising at least one longitudinal spline designed to engage into a complementary groove in the rear body part () of the plug (), locking, with limited play, any freedom for the ball-joint element () to rotate relative to the body () of the plug ().