Locking plug
First Claim
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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Abstract
The male portion of a connector assembly of the locking type has blades insertable into slots in the mating female portion, the male portion then being rotatable to lock the blades against direct axial extraction. A spring urged locking pin adjacent the trailing edge of at least one blade normally protrudes from the connector face, is pushed in by the female face, and then protrudes after locking rotation, entering the slot portion vacated by the trailing edge. A rotatable sleeve on the male connector body has a cam surface which, upon rotation of the sleeve in the unlocking direction, first retracts the locking pin, then engages the body of the connector to rotate the blades out of their locked position.
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6 Claims
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1. A male electrical connector structure comprising
a 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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