Connector assembly with gripping sleeve
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1. A connector assembly, comprising of:
- an electrical connector having opposite first and second ends, said first end being rotatable with respect to said second end and configured to couple to a mating connector, said second end being configured to terminate a cable; and
a sleeve having an outer gripping surface and an inner bore that receives said first and second ends of said electrical connector, said sleeve and said first end of said connector being rotatable together with respect to said second end of said connector, and said inner bore including a retaining member configured to substantially prevent axial movement of the electrical connector with respect to said sleeve;
wherein said first end is in direct contact with said second end.
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A connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a sleeve. The electrical connector has opposite first and second ends. The first end is rotatable with respect to the second end and configured to couple to a mating connector. The second end is configured to terminate a cable. The sleeve has an outer gripping surface, and an inner bore for receiving the electrical connector such that the sleeve and the first end of the connector are rotatable together.
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1. A connector assembly, comprising of:
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an electrical connector having opposite first and second ends, said first end being rotatable with respect to said second end and configured to couple to a mating connector, said second end being configured to terminate a cable; and a sleeve having an outer gripping surface and an inner bore that receives said first and second ends of said electrical connector, said sleeve and said first end of said connector being rotatable together with respect to said second end of said connector, and said inner bore including a retaining member configured to substantially prevent axial movement of the electrical connector with respect to said sleeve; wherein said first end is in direct contact with said second end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connector assembly, comprising of:
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an electrical connector having opposite first and second ends, said first end being rotatable with respect to said second end and configured to couple to a mating connector, said second end being configured to terminate a cable; and a non-threaded sleeve including, an inner bore extending through said sleeve, said inner bore receiving said electrical connector, one portion of said inner bore being configured to ensnare said first end of said electrical connector, and another portion of said inner bore being configured to retain said electrical connector in said inner bore, and an outer gripping surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of forming a connector assembly, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electrical connector with first and second ends, the first end and the second end being adapted to be coupled to each other, the first end being rotatable with respect to the second end, the first end being configured to couple to a mating connector, and the second end configured to terminate a cable; providing a non-threaded sleeve being configured to receive the electrical connector, the sleeve having an outer gripping surface, whereby the sleeve and the first end of the electrical connector together rotate with respect to the second end of the connector; inserting the first end into one end of the sleeve; inserting the second end into the opposite end of the sleeve; and assembling the first end and the second end within the sleeve such that the first end is in direct contact with the second end. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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