Cable connector system

A cable connector system, comprising:

• a first contact assembly including a housing, a first conductive contact received in said housing, and a receiving area defined between said housing and said first conductive contact, said housing being insulative and said first conductive contact having a cable termination portion configured to terminate a cable at an end thereof and an interface portion including a first contact surface and a cap at an end thereof, said cap being insulative;
• a second contact assembly that mates with said first contact assembly, said second contact assembly including an outer housing and a second conductive contact received in said outer housing, said outer housing being insulative and said second conductive contact having a second contact surface configured to engage said first contact surface of said first contact assembly defining an electrical path therebetween;
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• an insulative plug configured to be received in said second contact assembly when said second contact assembly is not mated with said first contact assembly,
• wherein when said first and second contact assemblies are mated, said housing of said first contact assembly covers all exposed surfaces of said second conductive contact and said outer housing of said second contact assembly covers all exposed surfaces of said first conductive contact, and
• wherein when said first and second contact assemblies are unmated, said cap and said housing of said first contact assembly covers all exposed surfaces of said first conductive contact and said outer housing of said second contact assembly and said insulative plug cover all exposed surfaces of said second conductive contact.

A cable connector system, comprising:

• a plurality of first contact assemblies, each of said first contact assemblies including a first contact having a cable termination portion configured to terminate a cable at an end thereof and an interface portion including a first contact surface and a cap at an end thereof, said cap having a first locking surface;
• a plurality of second contact assemblies mateable with said first contact assemblies, each of said second contact assemblies including a second contact having a second contact surface configured to engage said first contact surfaces, respectively, each of said second contacts being rotatable with respect to each of said first contacts, and a housing block supporting said second contact assemblies;
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• a locking member including a second locking surface configured to engage said first locking surfaces of said first contact assemblies, wherein when said second locking surface engages each of said first locking surfaces, each of said first contact assemblies is prevented from moving axially with respect to each of said second contact assemblies while each of said first contacts remain rotatable with each of said second contacts.