Patent ID: 11904439
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for mating a connector with a structure, the apparatus comprising:
an outer shell of a torque sleeve, the outer shell forming an interior;
an internal torque subassembly disposed in the interior of the outer shell of the torque sleeve; and
a unidirectional tooth mechanism of the internal torque subassembly including a plurality of teeth, the unidirectional tooth mechanism configured to provide unidirectional slippage, the unidirectional slippage preventing a threshold torque from being exceeded in a first rotational direction while preventing slippage in a second rotational direction;
wherein the connector is integrated with the torque sleeve.