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Locking plug

  • US 4,241,969 A
  • Filed: 09/18/1979
  • Issued: 12/30/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A male electrical connector structure comprisinga generally cylindrical insulating body;

  • a plurality of locking blades supported in said body and extending from a front face thereof,said blades being shaped and dimensioned for insertion into and translation in slots formed in a mating female connector structure as said body is moved axially and angularly, respectively;

    a sleeve at least partially surrounding said body;

    means for mounting said sleeve for limited rotation relative to said body between first and second positions and for restraining said sleeve against axial movement relative to said body;

    an elongated locking member normally protruding from said front face of said body when said sleeve is in said first position; and

    means on said sleeve for engaging said locking member and axially retracting said member into said body as said sleeve is rotated from said first position to said second position.

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