Attachment apparatus for field installable cable termination systems and method
US10386585B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4475
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fitting for signal connector coupling has a bayonet attachment mechanism including a groove in a fitting wall including guiding groove and retaining groove portions, the retaining groove portion having a recess forming a positive lock to interact with a protruding member of a locking cap or collar, which may be turned onto the fitting until the protruding member resiliently snaps or springs into the recessed portion resisting loosening and providing haptic feedback indicating accomplishing secure attaching. A method of attaching a fitting to another device, includes placing and turning the another device on a cylindrical wall of the fitting while interaction between a groove in the fitting wall and a protuberance on the another device guides the another device rotationally about the fitting wall, and continuing turning moves the protuberance into a positive lock location in a retaining portion of the groove and also provides haptic feedback indicating attachment.
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