Releasable cable connector assembly for use between a mobile and stationary object
First Claim
1. A cable connector assembly for releasably securing together a pair of cable portions of a cable, comprising:
- stationary means for fixedly securing therein one of said cable portions during release of said pair of cable portions from one another;
means releasably slidable within said stationary securing means for fixedly securing thereto the other of said cable portions;
means releasably connected to said stationary securing means for fixedly securing said other of said cable portions directly thereto, said means releasably connected to said stationary securing means including a cover-like element and at least one shearable element for releasably connecting said cover-like element to said stationary securing means, said cover-like element capable of being released from said stationary securing means when said shearable element is subjected to a preselected amount of force sufficient to cause said element to shear; and
means included as part of said stationary securing means and said releasably slidable means for releasably connecting said one cable portion to said other cable portion;
whereby, upon the application of said preselected amount of force to said shearable element through said cover-like element and said other cable portion, substantially simultaneously said cover-like element is released from said stationary means, said releasably slidable means is withdrawn from said stationary means and said pair of cable portions disconnect from one another.
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Abstract
A cable connector assembly for releasably securing a pair of cable portions of a cable together, the cable connector assembly having a stationary housing made up of two outer shell subassemblies, a movable inner shell subassembly slidable within one of the two outer shell subassemblies, and a mounting fixture for securing the stationary subassemblies to a fixed object. One of the cable portions has one end secured to a movable object and the other end secured to the inner shell subassembly. The other cable portion has one end secured to a fixed object and the other end secured to the other of the outer shell assemblies. During normal conditions, the cable portions are securly connected together. Upon the application of a predetermined amount of force to the movable portion of the cable, the inner shell subassembly withdraws from the one outer shell subassembly in order for disconnection of the cable portions to take place in a reliable, safe and efficient manner.
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1. A cable connector assembly for releasably securing together a pair of cable portions of a cable, comprising:
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stationary means for fixedly securing therein one of said cable portions during release of said pair of cable portions from one another; means releasably slidable within said stationary securing means for fixedly securing thereto the other of said cable portions; means releasably connected to said stationary securing means for fixedly securing said other of said cable portions directly thereto, said means releasably connected to said stationary securing means including a cover-like element and at least one shearable element for releasably connecting said cover-like element to said stationary securing means, said cover-like element capable of being released from said stationary securing means when said shearable element is subjected to a preselected amount of force sufficient to cause said element to shear; and means included as part of said stationary securing means and said releasably slidable means for releasably connecting said one cable portion to said other cable portion; whereby, upon the application of said preselected amount of force to said shearable element through said cover-like element and said other cable portion, substantially simultaneously said cover-like element is released from said stationary means, said releasably slidable means is withdrawn from said stationary means and said pair of cable portions disconnect from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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