Latching rotary connector system

A rotary connector device for making a plurality of electrical connections in a mating arrangement, the device comprising:

• a male component having a surface defined by outer sidewalls of alternating male conducting rings and separate male insulating rings, wherein each of the male conducting rings is connectable to a corresponding male component electrical line;
• and
• a female component having a central bore configured to retain a series of alternating female conductor rings and separate female insulating rings, wherein each of the female conducting rings makes direct or indirect conductive contact with a corresponding male conducting ring of the male conducting rings when the mating arrangement is made, wherein each of the female conducting rings is connectable to a corresponding female component electrical line,
• wherein the male conducting rings and the female conducting rings, or separate conducting components associated therewith, have contact surfaces that engage each other in a latching mechanism when the mating arrangement is made.