Locking shroud for electrical connector

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An improved two-part electrical connector of the interlocking type consisting of a generally cylindrical plug unit having a plurality of male electrical contacts extending from a front face thereof is provided. A generally cylindrical socket unit is adapted for mating with a plug unit and, has a front face with slots therein and a plurality of female electrical contacts beneath the slots to receive the male electrical contacts when the units are mated. The socket unit includes means for locking the plug and socket units against axial disengagement when the mated units are twisted with respect to one another. A generally cylindrical plug shrould element is mounted coaxially on the plug unit …