Patent ID: 9203180
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a shell having a chamber, the shell having a mating end configured for mating with a mating connector, the shell holding at least one contact; and a coupling mechanism rotatable about the shell, the coupling mechanism comprising an inner coupling nut and an outer coupling nut separate from the inner coupling nut, the inner coupling nut having internal threads configured to be threadably coupled to a mating connector, the inner coupling nut having a front facing the mating connector and a rear opposite the front, the inner coupling nut having a plurality of ramped steps extending from the rear and disposed at different circumferential positions along the rear, the outer coupling nut having a cavity receiving the inner coupling nut, the outer coupling nut having a detent extending into the cavity, the detent being positioned rearward of the rear of the inner coupling nut and successively engaging the ramped steps as the outer coupling nut is rotated in a tightening direction, the detent being released from the corresponding ramped step when the connector is fully mated to the mating connector.