Patent attributes
The present invention provides 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; anda 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 including at least one elastically deformable tab made integrally with the corresponding connection portion in the thickness of a cylindrical of said connection portion, which wall defines a single cavity that presents, in cross-section, at least one side in the form of a straight line segment, the tab extending, in cross-section, along said side, wherein the tab presents, in cross-section, a width that is greater than half the length of said side.