Patent ID: 9627832
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B60R,F16B,H01R

Claim:
1. A lockable rotary connector device comprising: a rotating member including a connecting portion and a cylindrical part, the rotating member being configured to be mounted such that the rotating member is rotated integrally with an insert inserted in the cylindrical part; a fixed member including a second cylindrical part having the insert also disposed therethrough, the fixed member being mounted such that the fixed member does not follow rotation of the insert inserted in the second cylindrical part and such that the fixed member is in contact with the rotating member, the fixed member having an outer diameter surface, an inner diameter surface, and a pocket located along the outer diameter surface of the fixed member; and a lock member having a first leg and a second leg extending parallel to each other, the lock member moveable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first leg is insertable into a slot of the rotating member and the second leg is insertable into the pocket in the first configuration, wherein the first leg is insertable into the pocket and the second leg is insertable into the slot in the second configuration, the slot located at an intermediate location between the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface, the lock member rotated 180 degrees to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration, the first leg and second leg repeatedly removable from the slot and the pocket, respectively, in the first configuration, without breaking any portion of the first leg and the second leg, the second leg fractured upon removal of the lock member in the second configuration.