Self-locking connector
US4508407A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1982 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/627
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A self-locking connector in which balls carried by a connector shell are spring biased toward a locking ring which is rotatable with the coupling nut of the connector. The ring is formed with a circular array of detent recesses with which the balls engage when the coupling nut is rotated. The balls and recesses are arranged so that only one ball engages a recess at any instant so that there are a large number of locking positions for the coupling nut.
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