Protruding contact receiver for multi-conductor compression cable connector

A multi-conductor cable connector comprising:

• a cable connection portion, wherein the cable connection portion receives a plurality of conductive strands;
• and
• a multi-contact portion coupled to the cable connection portion, the multi-contact portion including:
• an outer housing disposed over a connector body;
• a contact receiver having a first end and a second end, the contact receiver positioned substantially within the outer housing, wherein a portion of the contact receiver proximate the second end axially protrudes a distance beyond the outer housing;
• wherein the multi-conductor cable connector further includes a plurality of electrical contacts at least partially disposed within a plurality of openings of the contact receiver, the plurality of electrical contacts are in communication with the plurality of conductive strands received by the cable connection portion;
• wherein the contact receiver of the multi-contact portion compress to bias the plurality of electrical contacts when a corresponding multi-conductor cable connector engages the portion of the contact receiver.

A multi-conductor cable connector comprising:

• a cable connection portion, wherein the cable connection portion receives a plurality of conductive strands;
• a multi-contact portion coupled to the cable connection portion, the multi-contact portion having a plurality of electrical contacts in communication with the plurality of conductive strands, the plurality of electrical contacts configured to receive a plurality of non-concentrically aligned contacts of a corresponding multi-conductor cable connector;
• and
• means for establishing and maintaining electrical and physical contact between the plurality of electrical contacts and the received non-concentrically aligned electrical contacts, the means being a fixed component configured to compress the plurality of electrical contacts;
• wherein the means also biases a latch arm of a securing mechanism of the multi-conductor cable connector.

A method comprising:

• providing a multi-conductor cable connector having a cable connection portion and a multi-contact portion coupled to the cable connection portion, wherein the cable connection portion receives a plurality of conductive strands, the multi-contact portion including:
• an outer housing;
• a contact receiver having a first end and a second end, the contact receiver positioned substantially within the outer housing, wherein a portion of the contact receiver proximate the second end axially protrudes a distance beyond the outer housing;
• a plurality of electrical contacts disposed within a plurality of openings of the contact receiver, the plurality of electrical contacts being in communication with the plurality of conductive strands received by the cable connection portion;
• wherein, when the multi-conductor cable connector is in a mated position with a corresponding multi-conductor cable connector, the contact receiver engages a surface of the corresponding multi-conductor cable connector causing the contact receiver to be axially compressed and radially expanded to bias the plurality of electrical contacts;
• wherein the contact receiver of the multi-contact portion biases the plurality of electrical contacts when a corresponding multi-conductor cable connector engages the portion of the contact receiver.