Patent ID: 9705240
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector comprising: a connector body defining a cavity housing a contact; a coupling nut comprising a first end portion of hollow cylindrical configuration defining a cavity in which a first end portion of said connector body is disposed, wherein the coupling nut is able to rotate relative to said connector body, said coupling nut further including a second end portion of hollow cylindrical configuration with a threaded inner wall for threadedly engaging with an externally threaded mating connector via rotation of the coupling nut; and a resilient friction member disposed in said cavity between said first end portion of said connector body and said first end portion of said coupling nut, said resilient friction member i) being compressed by said coupling nut and ii) creating resistance between the connector body and the coupling nut that prevents free rotation of the coupling nut regardless of whether the threaded inner wall of the coupling nut is threadedly engaged with any externally threaded mating connector.