Patent ID: 6508666
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A pass-thru electrical connector assembly extending through a barrier wall disposed between a harsh environment and a controlled environment, the pass-thru electrical connector assembly comprising:the barrier wall having a perimeter surface defining a hole extended axially through the barrier wall and a plurality of slots disposed radially outward from, communicating with, and spaced circumferentially about the hole; and a connector body having: a flange projecting radially outward beyond the hole of the wall and disposed axially rearward from the barrier wall, a projecting portion extending axially from the flange and through the barrier wall, a plurality of locking lugs projecting radially outward from the projecting portion, a flex lock cantilevered from the projecting portion, a staged position wherein the projecting portion extends through the hole, each one of the plurality of locking lugs are aligned circumferentially to and disposed axially forward from a respective one of the plurality of slots of the barrier wall, and the flex lock is disposed circumferentially between two adjacent slots of the plurality of slots, and engaged resiliently to the perimeter surface of the wall, and a locked position wherein the plurality of lock lugs are misaligned circumferentially to the plurality of slots and are disposed axially forward from and engaged resiliently to the barrier wall, and wherein the flex lock is disposed substantially within one of the plurality of slots.