Patent ID: 6299478
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: F16B,H01R

Abstract:
A locking device formed integrally with a first device and a second device for locking said first and second devices together, comprising:a plug portion comprising a body defining a cavity therein, a plurality of ribs projecting from an outer periphery of the body, each rib having an interface at a free edge distant from the cavity;a receptacle portion comprising an outer wall defining a chamber therein, a protrusion protruding from the bottom thereof, a blind hole being defined in the protrusion and without extending through a free end portion of the protrusion, a distance between two interfaces of opposite ribs being slightly larger than a bore diameter of the chamber, the cavity having a bore diameter equal to an outer diameter of the protrusion;wherein the plug portion of the first connector is inserted into the receptacle portion of the second connector whereby the protrusion enters into the cavity and the ribs enter into the chamber, a side wall of the protrusion is clamped by the body of the plug and compressed toward the blind hole whereby the protrusion is securely retained in the cavity.