Patent ID: 6769926
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An assembly for connecting a cable to an externally threaded connecting port, the connecting assembly comprising:a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends, the first end adapted to receive a cable, the second end adapted to engage an externally threaded connecting port to secure the connecting assembly to the externally threaded connecting port, the connecting assembly comprising a plurality of fingers projecting generally in a first axial direction, a first finger in the plurality of fingers having an axial length between axially spaced connected and free ends and a prong projecting generally oppositely to the first axial direction from a first axial location on the first finger; and a locking member that is movable axially relative to the first finger between first and second positions, the locking member having a surface that cooperates with a surface on the first finger to produce a bias force on the first finger radially inwardly relative to the central axis as the locking member is moved from the first position into the second position, the bias force produced on the first finger between the first location and the connected end of the first finger.