ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH QUICK RELEASE MEANS
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1. A quick-release plug connector arrangement, comprising:
- (a) a female socket member (3) having a first end surface (3a) containing a cylindrical chamber (12) having a bottom wall;
(b) a plug member (2) having a cylindrical first end portion inserted axially within said chamber, said plug member first end portion being externally threaded to define a plurality of screw threads (6);
(c) retaining means normally retaining said plug member first end portion within said chamber, said retaining means including a plurality of radially inwardly directed spring fingers (5a) supported circumferentially within said chamber about said plug member first end portion, said spring fingers being biased inwardly toward locking engagement at their free extremities with said plug member external screw threads (6); and
(d) quick-release means (4) for releasing said spring fingers from locking engagement with said screw threads, thereby to permit separation of said plug member from said socket member.
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Abstract
An electrical plug connector arrangement includes a male plug member that is normally locked in engagement with a female socket member by a plurality of radially inwardly directed spring fingers that engage the threads of an externally threaded portion of the plug member, together with an annular quick-release member that is axially displaceable relative to the socket member to release the spring fingers from the threads on the plug member, thereby to permit separation of the plug and socket members.
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13 Claims
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1. A quick-release plug connector arrangement, comprising:
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(a) a female socket member (3) having a first end surface (3a) containing a cylindrical chamber (12) having a bottom wall;
(b) a plug member (2) having a cylindrical first end portion inserted axially within said chamber, said plug member first end portion being externally threaded to define a plurality of screw threads (6);
(c) retaining means normally retaining said plug member first end portion within said chamber, said retaining means including a plurality of radially inwardly directed spring fingers (5a) supported circumferentially within said chamber about said plug member first end portion, said spring fingers being biased inwardly toward locking engagement at their free extremities with said plug member external screw threads (6); and
(d) quick-release means (4) for releasing said spring fingers from locking engagement with said screw threads, thereby to permit separation of said plug member from said socket member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A quick-release plug connector arrangement as defined in 11, and further including a plurality of plug electrical contacts (9a) mounted in said plug axial bore, and a plurality of socket electrical contacts (9b) arranged on said central projecting portion for engagement with said plug electrical contacts, respectively.
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