Patent ID: 6273741
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A locking connector for an antenna cable comprising,a female socket member,a male member axially insertable into said socket member,first means for releasably locking said members together with said male member inserted in said female socket member,said first means comprising a catch on one of said members,a flexible latching finger on the other of said members having a free end provided with hook,said hook being adapted to cam over and lockingly engage said catch when said male member is inserted axially into said socket member,said finger being adapted to be flexed away from said catch to retract said hook away from said catch and release said members, andsecond means for limiting the radially outward flexing of said finger away from said catch to prevent overstressing of said finger,wherein said second means for limiting the radially outward flexing of said finger comprises a finger stop, said finger stop comprises a finger blocker radially outwardly of said finger, said finger stop having laterally spaced apart legs extending from said blocker and straddling said finger and integrally connected to said other of said members.