Bayonet connector with optical, electrical or fluid uses
First Claim
1. In a bayonet connector assembly having male and female plug components, a bayonet nut secured concentrically and rotatably to one of said components and having means to engage at least one bayonet pin extending outwardly from the other of said components, and a bore extending axially in said nut and having an interior bore surface, the improvement comprising detent means disposed within said bore to releasably secure a bayonet pin, and camming surface means disposed in said interior bore surface to engage a bayonet pin and urge the bayonet pin into said detent means as said male and female components are urged together axially.
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Abstract
An improved bayonet connector assembly includes a connector nut having a generally cylindrical tubular configuration with a bore extending axially therethrough. In one embodiment the inner surface of the bore includes at least one camming surface extending both circumferentially and axially therein and disposed to impinge upon the corresponding bayonet pin of the mating bayonet connector. A detent window is formed at the inner end of each camming surface to engage and retain the bayonet pin that is driven slidably along the camming surface into the detent window. The end surfaces of the cylindrical nut are annular and continuous, so that the strength of the structure is maximized. Furthermore, the camming surfaces and the detent slots are arranged so that the entire nut may be formed in a single molding operation. In another embodiment, the camming surfaces and detent recesses are formed on the exterior of the female connector, and the bayonet pins extend radially inwardly in the bore of the bayonet nut.
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- 1. In a bayonet connector assembly having male and female plug components, a bayonet nut secured concentrically and rotatably to one of said components and having means to engage at least one bayonet pin extending outwardly from the other of said components, and a bore extending axially in said nut and having an interior bore surface, the improvement comprising detent means disposed within said bore to releasably secure a bayonet pin, and camming surface means disposed in said interior bore surface to engage a bayonet pin and urge the bayonet pin into said detent means as said male and female components are urged together axially.
- 14. A bayonet connector assembly having male and female plug components, one of said components having a plurality of bayonet pins extending therefrom, the other of said components having detent means for releasably securing said bayonet pins and camming surface means for directing said bayonet pins into said detent means, said bayonet pins and camming means being engageable by axial proximation of said two components in mating fashion, wherein said male component includes a bayonet nut secured thereto, said bayonet nut having a bore extending axially therein, said plurality of bayonet pins extending radially inwardly in said bore.
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