Electric plug-type connector part

A plug-and-socket connection part comprising:

• first and second socket housings which are interconnectable with one another, the first and second socket housings each having a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments for holding respective contact elements;
• and
• first and second locking bars each respectively associated with the first and second socket housings, the first and second locking bars being arranged to slide in a direction transverse to the longitudinally extending compartments for locking the contact elements in the compartments, wherein upon the first and second socket housings being interconnected with one another the first and second locking bars engage with one another such that locking motion of the second locking bar is transferred to the first locking bar.

A plug-and-socket connection part comprising:

• housings which are insertable within one another, the housings each having a plurality of compartments for holding respective elements;
• and
• locking bars each associated with a respective housing, the locking bars being arranged to slide together along the same direction for locking the elements in the compartments, wherein upon the housings being inserted within one another the locking bars are operable with one another such that locking motion of one locking bar is transferred to the other locking bars.