Abstract: The invention relates to a male connector for a telephone and/or data processing communications network. This connector has an insulating support (1), in which are embedded connecting terminals connected to lines of a connection cable (10). It also has a rigid elastic tongue (19) integral with the support (1) and inclined with respect thereto, permitting the locking of the male connector in the female connector, as a result of a shoulder (22) on said tongue. This connector is essentially characterized in that it also has a slide bolt (24) engaging beneath the tongue and connected to the cable (10), in order to release the tongue (19) when pulling takes place on the cable (10), when the male connector is inserted in the female connector.

Abstract: The invention relates to a universal assembly for connecting a processing terminal to a data transmission network. This assembly is constituted by a female connector (15) and a male connector (18). The female connector has two groups of connection terminals (28, 29) connected to ends of lines of network cable sections (7, 8). The male connector (18) is connected to a connection cable (5) of the terminal and has connection terminals (21) respectively entering into contact with a group of terminals (28, 29) of the female connector. This assembly also has, in the female connector, electrical, mobile linking means (35) retractable on inserting the male connector (18) in order to ensure the continuity of the communications on the network, prior to insertion and for ensuring the connection of the terminal to the network after insertion. Means are provided for ensuring the continuity of the earth or ground shields of the terminals of the male and female connectors and the shields of the cables.