Patent ID: 7824203
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to connect a first cable to a second cable, the apparatus comprising: a male member coupled to the first cable; a female member coupled to the second cable, and an actuation mechanism comprising a tapered surface wherein at least a part of one of the first and second cables is connected to the tapered surface by a trapping means such that movement of the tapered surface along a longitudinal axis in a first direction forces, by virtue of the connection therebetween, the said at least part to move in a first direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis and movement of the tapered surface along the longitudinal axis in a second opposite direction forces, by virtue of the connection therebetween, the said at least part to move in a second opposite direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the trapping means are arranged to trap the at least part on the tapered surface to deny relative radial movement between the tapered surface and the said part.