Electrical connector for passing very high currents

An electrical connector for interconnecting two electrically conductive members suitable for conveying very high currents, in particular short circuit currents, the connector comprising:

• a first connector part which is provided with at least one bore parallel to its axis and constituting a socket;
• a second connector part suitable for being mechanically coupled with the first connector part and which is provided with at least one pin-forming finger suitable for being received in said bore when the two connector parts are coupled together;
• and
• at least one annular contact in the form of a ring carried by one of said first and second connector parts to provide an electrical connection between the socket and the pin;
• wherein each of the first and second connector parts presents at least one axially-extending annular skirt respectively around the socket and around the pin, and at least one contiguous annular recess shaped and positioned to receive the annular skirt of the other connector part when the two parts are coupled together;
• and
• wherein the connector includes at least two contact rings disposed concentrically and approximately in mutual radial alignment, said rings being interposed between the facing surfaces of the socket, the pin, and the skirts as mutually engaged within one another when the two connector parts are coupled together.