Patent ID: 7845963
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector that includes a barrel ( 12 ) for holding a contact-mounting body ( 20 ), a coupling nut ( 14 ) extending around said barrel and rotatable on said barrel about an axis ( 26 ), and a mechanism ( 40 ) coupled to said barrel and nut that resists rotation of the nut in at least a first direction of rotation about said axis, said mechanism includes a washer ( 42 ) that is fixed against rotation relative to said nut ( 14 ) and a toothed ring ( 44 ) that is fixed against rotation relative to said barrel ( 12 ), wherein: said nut has a plurality of washer-support surface portions ( said washer comprises an initially flat ring that is bent to form a plurality of circumferentially-spaced resting locations ( said washer being bent so said sides (