Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Coupling part with relatively pivotable concentric...
Patent
1993-11-15
1995-06-27
Bilinsky, Z. R.
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Coupling part with relatively pivotable concentric...
29876, 439474, H01R 454, H01R 13514
Patent
active
054275423
ABSTRACT:
A connector is described that allows the connector main part (16, FIG. 2) to be pulled out of a coupling nut or part (24) when the cable (20) that extends rearwardly from the main part, is pulled with a large force. The main part is of the type that includes a metal shell (30) enclosing an insulator (32) that holds contacts (34) whose front ends mate with the contacts of a mating connector device (14) and whose rear ends connect to wires of the cable. The outside of the shell and the inside of the coupling part have adjacent grooves (56, 54), and an expandable ring-shaped retainer (52) lies in both grooves to normally hold the main part to the coupling part. The forward wall (74, FIG. 3) of the groove in the main part is inclined from an axial direction to form a ramp. If the main part is pulled rearwardly with a large force, the retainer expands as it rides up the ramp and past the front of the main part, to thereby release the main part from the coupling part and the connector device to which it is coupled.
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Bilinsky Z. R.
ITT Corporation
Peterson Thomas L.
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