Patent ID: 11953133
Assignee: ATOMIC DESIGN, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A locking connector assembly comprising:
a male component having:
a first tubular section,
a second tubular section having an external thread along a length thereof, and
a midsection positioned between the first tubular section and the second tubular section having a radially movable switch mechanism; and

a female component having:
a bearing surface bearing against the midsection of the male component in a first position of the bearing surface of the female component, and spaced from the midsection of the male component in other positions of the female component;
an internal thread along the length thereof engaged with the external thread of the second tubular section of the male component; and
a notch on the bearing surface;

the switch mechanism is engaged with the notch in a first radial position, and is disengaged with the notch in a second radial position.