Patent ID: 9666973
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector coupling, comprising: a connector body, said connector body having ratchet teeth and defining a longitudinal axis; an inner sleeve receiving said connector body; at least one self-locking pawl pivotably coupled to said inner sleeve, said at least one self-locking pawl being configured to toggle between first and second positions in engagement with said ratchet teeth of said connector body; an outer sleeve surrounding said inner sleeve, said inner and outer sleeves being rotatable together in opposite mating and unmating directions with respect to said longitudinal axis of said connector body; and at least one spring member attached to an inner surface of said outer sleeve, said at least one spring member being configured to bias said at least one self-locking pawl, wherein when said at least one self-locking pawl is in said first position engaging said ratchet teeth, said inner and outer sleeves are rotatable together in said mating direction only and prevented from rotating in said unmating direction and when said at least one self-locking pawl is in said second position engaging said ratchet teeth, said inner and outer sleeves are rotatable together in said unmating direction only and prevented from rotating in said mating direction.