Coupling nut for an electrical connector
US4478473A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/622
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coupling nut (300) comprises outer and inner coupling sleeves (320, 330) mounted for rotation about a connector shell (100) having a plurality of ratchet teeth (150) formed on the outer periphery of an annular shoulder thereof, a plurality of equiangularly disposed, radially biased, lock pins (350) being carried by inner coupling sleeve (330) during coupling and being adapted to be cammed radially inwardly by outer coupling sleeve (320) into a locked relation with the ratchet teeth.
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