Tapered electrical connector

Claim 1

An electrical connector comprising: a male connector half terminating in a plug end having a vertical axis and two major surfaces wherein at least one of said major surfaces is a tapered surface disposed at an acute angle to said vertical axis; a female connector half having walls defining a receptacle for said male connector half and a vertical axis parallel to said male connector half vertical axis wherein one of said walls is a tapered wall disposed at an angle to said female connector half vertical axis corresponding to said acute angle of said male connector half tapered surface; at least said male tapered surface and at least said female tapered wall each including corresponding individual electrical contact traces lying in planes parallel to said male tapered surface and said female tapered side wall, respectively, for making electrical contact between said male connector half and said female connector half when said connector halves are mated so as to force said male tapered surface and said female tapered wall together; and wherein said male connector half terminates an electrical cable comprising a series of parallel conductors encapsulated in an electrically insulating sheath, said tapered surface includes a series of parallel grooves, and said electrical contact traces are exposed conductors of said cable disposed one each in a said groove.