Patent ID: 11955748
Assignee: AMPHENOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 23:
24. A connector coupling comprising:
a first collar having one or more locking members and a first channel, the first channel having a mating path and an unmating path;
a second collar arranged to receive the first collar, the second collar being rotatable relative to the first collar, the second collar having a first pin receivable in the first channel; and
a ratchet ring having one or more locking members engageable with the locking members of the first collar;
wherein the connector coupling is arranged to move in a first direction to mate first and second connectors and a second, opposite, direction to unmate the first and second connectors; and
wherein the first pin is arranged to move in the mating path when the connector coupling is moved in the first direction and in the unmating path when the connector coupling is moved in the second direction.