Patent ID: 9543695
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: E21B,H01R,Y10T

Claim:
1. A connector system comprising: a plurality of separate locking components distributed about a peripheral section of a connector at a connecting side of the connector, extending in a substantially axial direction, and comprising a first end, an actuation face, and an opposite locking end; wherein the plurality of separate locking components engage with the connector at the first end and engage with a connecting part at the opposite locking end; a guiding plate arranged between a pair of separate locking components of the plurality of separate locking components proximate the opposite locking end; wherein the opposite locking end comprises a locking profile; wherein the guiding plate comprises a protective face extending radially inward further than the locking profile when the locking profile is in an outwardly pivoted position; wherein a substantially radial locking movement of the opposite locking end is provided by an axial movement of an actuation sleeve when sliding against the actuation face; and wherein the plurality of separate locking components are arranged to pivot in a substantially radial direction into and out of a locking position.