Abstract: A single conductor in a multi-conductor cable is connected to a terminating part on a contact pin or contact socket in a plug or a socket contact, possibly on a circuit board or a contact piece, by inserting a stripped, metallic center conductor longitudinally between at least one pair of gripping claws of an electrically conductive material. The gripping claws are shaped so that an inner, substantially forward facing and sharp edge portion touches the surface of the metallic conductor along a substantially helical curve having a large pitch angle. Thereby, if an attempt is made to pull the conductor in a rearward direction, the sharp edge portion will carve lockingly into the surface of the metallic conductor and cause locking of the conductor.

Abstract: A contact set for broadband communication pair cable consists of two mating connectors, namely a plug containing contact pins (3) and a jack containing contact receptacles (13). One of the two connectors is a cable-mounted connector, while the other connector may be a fixed-mount connector, e.g. a printed circuit board connector, or a cable-mount connector. Inside a metallic shield cover (7) pairs of contact pins (3) or pairs of receptacles (13) are arranged with a 90.degree. twist in relation to a nearest neighbour pair to avoid magnetic coupling between pairs. The shielding between cable pairs is completed throughout the contact set by means of a metallic shield kernel member (11, 1) in at least one of the connectors and inwardly folded metallic contact springs (10) in an opposite connector, for engagement between at least one kernel member (11, 1) and the contact springs (10) in a mated situation.