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Clamp nut retaining feature

  • US 5,586,910 A
  • Filed: 08/11/1995
  • Issued: 12/24/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A retention assembly for two relatively movable members in an electrical connector, comprising:

  • a first member having a longitudinal axis, said first member havinga first end portion including a first inner peripheral surface with a first diameter,a second end portion including a second inner peripheral surface with a second diameter smaller than said first diameter, a third inner peripheral surface having a third diameter smaller than said second diameter,a first radially extending axially facing interface between said first inner peripheral surface and said second inner peripheral surface, said interface including a protrusion extending axially therefrom, anda second radially extending axially facing interface between said second inner peripheral surface and said third inner peripheral surface; and

    a second member having a longitudinal axis adapted to fit within said first member, said second member includinga first end,a second end,a tapered inner peripheral surface and a first outer peripheral surface at said first end with a fourth diameter adapted to cooperate with said first inner peripheral surface;

    a second outer peripheral surface at said second end with a fifth diameter adapted to cooperate with said second inner peripheral surface,a third outer peripheral surface located between said first and second outer peripheral surfaces with a sixth diameter smaller than said fourth and fifth diameters, said third outer peripheral surface forming the bottom of a slot located in the second member between said first and second outer peripheral surfaces, said slot adapted to receive said protrusion after it is radially deformed by axial pressure, said protrusion and said slot adapted to cooperate such that the second member may move axially within said first member.

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