Electrical connector

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1979-04-11

1980-12-16

Lazarus, Richard B.

Geometrical instruments

285 82, H01R 1354

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042393140

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector is disclosed and has complementary receptacle and plug connector members, each member having a hollow shell containing a conventional insulating insert which houses electrical contacts. A rotatable coupling ring is carried by the plug and is engageable with the receptacle for mating the connector members and holding the contacts in electrical engagement. A radially deflectable detent leaf spring is carried on an inner circumferential portion of the coupling ring, and the leaf spring has a radially extending detent protrusion intermediate the ends thereof and engageable with an annular array of ratchet-type detent teeth on an outer circumferential portion of the connector plug. The leaf spring is comprised of a pair of superimposed leaf portions joined together integrally at adjacent ends thereof by an enlarged loop portion. The loop portion is positionable within an axially exposed mounting recess at one end of the coupling ring. The leaf spring is elongated and arcuately shaped, and the axially extending detent portion is disposed on the one leaf portion which forms the concave side of the arcuate shape. The free end of the leaf spring rides along the inner circumferential portion of the coupling ring as the leaf spring is radially deflected by engagement of the detent protrusion thereof with the ratchet teeth of the connector plug.

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