Coupling assembly for resilient electrical connector components

Details Coupling assembly for resilient electrical connector components Coupling assembly for resilient electrical connector components

H - Electricity

01

R

339/60

H01R 13/622 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1095138

ABSTRACT This invention relates to electrical connector coupling devices and more particularly to coupling assemblies for resilient connector components. Numerous arrangements for interconnecting electrical connector components are known including a wide variety of assemblies employing coupling rings. Such coupling assemblies have generally been complex and relatively expensive to construct. Furthermore, they have generally been employed with connector components constructed from rigid inflexible materials, thus requiring additional structural elements to securely maintain an assembled coupling ring in place about the rigid connector component. These additional structural elements increase the complexity of assembly as well as the cost or construction. The present invention provides an assembly for coupling a resilient electrical connector component to another mateable connector component, which includes a shell engageable about the resilient component. The shell includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced fingers at one end thereof which surround the resilient component. The fingers include means for defining a substantially rigid circumferential bearing surface thereabout. An annular coupling member is provided which is engage- able with the bearing surface for rotation about the shell and includes means for attachment to the mateable connector component. The coupling member and the bearing surface means are configured and arranged such that the inherent elasticity of the resilient component maintains the coupling member and bearing surface in cooperative engagement.

311746

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Coupling assembly for resilient electrical connector components does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Coupling assembly for resilient electrical connector components, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Coupling assembly for resilient electrical connector components will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFCA-PAI-O-1037178