Patent ID: 9677587
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A connector comprising a first connector component comprising a cylindrical bore with a cylindrical second connector component received in the cylindrical bore, an annular first connector groove located in or on an inner surface of the bore of the first connector component and an annular second connector groove located in or on an outer surface of the second connector component; the first connector groove having at least one of a bottom wall and two tapered side walls that are tapered relatively to a lengthwise axis of the first connector component; the first connector groove of the first connector component and the second connector grove of the second connector component defining a first common groove having a first common groove shape and size; an additional annular groove located on the first or second connector component adjacent one of the first connector groove and the second connector groove; the first connector groove or the second connector groove together with the additional groove defining a second common groove having a second common groove shape and size; a canted coil spring positioned in the first common groove and loaded along a major axis of the canted coil spring in a first position, the canted coil spring being positionable in the second common groove in a second position in which the canted coil spring is not loaded along the major axis; a removable stop feature comprising a removable or a multi-part shoulder member having opposing first and second surfaces positioned on the second connector component with the first surface abutting the first connector component to prevent the canted coil spring from moving to the second position from the first position; and an extended feature extending from the outer surface of the second connector component having a surface for abutting the second surface of the removable stop feature to prevent relative movement of the second component into the first component when the canted coil spring is in the first position.