Lock attachment for audio-visual connector
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1. An electronic signal connector comprising in combination:
- a connector assembly including a cable, a plug housing surrounding one end of the cable and having a front and a back, wherein the back of the housing forms a housing thrust shoulder with the cable, and a plug supported in the housing, such that the plug extends from the front of the housing and is electrically connected through the housing to the cable; and
a locking clip at least partially surrounding the housing, and including a base with through bore offset from and parallel with the extension of the plug, wherein said base has a front end and a back, wherein the back end defines a clip thrust shoulder and a clamp extends rearward beyond the back of the housing and has a shoulder confronting the housing thrust shoulder, wherein the clamp includes a collar spaced behind the base and cantilevered from the base and the shoulder of the clamp is on said collar.
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The combination of an electronic connector plug and an attached locking clip, wherein the connector comprises a cable, a plug housing surrounding one end of the cable, and a plug supported in the housing, such that the plug extends from the front of the housing and is electrically connected through the housing to the cable. The clip surrounds the housing and can be locked onto an electrical component by a lock screw such that the advancing screw also urges a clamp against the housing thereby securing the plug into the jack of the component. The electrical component is preferably an audio-visual (AV) device having an HDMI socket.
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1. An electronic signal connector comprising in combination:
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a connector assembly including a cable, a plug housing surrounding one end of the cable and having a front and a back, wherein the back of the housing forms a housing thrust shoulder with the cable, and a plug supported in the housing, such that the plug extends from the front of the housing and is electrically connected through the housing to the cable; and a locking clip at least partially surrounding the housing, and including a base with through bore offset from and parallel with the extension of the plug, wherein said base has a front end and a back, wherein the back end defines a clip thrust shoulder and a clamp extends rearward beyond the back of the housing and has a shoulder confronting the housing thrust shoulder, wherein the clamp includes a collar spaced behind the base and cantilevered from the base and the shoulder of the clamp is on said collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic signal connector comprising in combination:
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a connector assembly including a cable, a plug housing surrounding one end of the cable and having a front and a back, wherein the back of the housing forms a housing thrust shoulder with the cable, and a plug supported in the housing, such that the plug extends from the front of the housing and is electrically connected through the housing to the cable; a locking clip at least partially surrounding the housing, and including a base with through bore offset from and parallel with the extension of the plug, wherein said base has a front end and a back, wherein the back end defines a clip thrust shoulder and a clamp extends rearward beyond the back of the housing and has a shoulder confronting the housing thrust shoulder; a locking screw that can be advanced in the through bore, having a threaded front end and a shoulder spaced rearward of and adapted to engage and push on the clip thrust surface;
whereinthe through bore includes a socket at the front end of the base; a mounting screw has a nut portion insertable in the socket and a threaded front end projecting from the front end of the base; the front end of the locking screw engages the nut of the mounting screw when the shoulder of the locking screw engages the clip thrust surface; and the clamp includes a substantially tubular collar defining the shoulder of the clamp and the collar is spaced behind the base and cantilevered from the base with an angled, flexible web. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A locking clip for an electronic connector, comprising:
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an elongated base having front and back ends with a through bore and a thrust surface around the through bore at the back end; a substantially tubular sleeve having sidewalls extending downwardly from the base and defining a hollow space having a longitudinal axis; and a clamp extending from the base and including a substantially tubular collar substantially coaxially aligned with the tubular sleeve; wherein the collar is spaced behind the base and cantilevered from the base with an angled, flexible web. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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