Patent ID: 7488905
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: F16L,H01R,H02G

Abstract:
1. An electric connector assembly comprising: a connector body having an inlet end portion and an outlet end portion, and having a bore extending therethrough, said outlet end portion defining an outlet opening, and said inlet end portion defining an inlet opening, a radially outwardly extending stop circumscribing said connector body between said inlet and outlet end portions, an outer retainer ring circumscribing said outlet end portion, means for retaining said outer retainer ring on said outlet end portion, said means comprising a slot and retainer lug respectfully on said outer retainer ring and said outlet end portion, said outer retainer ring including locking tangs circumferentially spaced about the outer surface of said outer retainer ring, said locking tangs being blanked and cantilverely bent out of the surface of said outer retainer ring whereby the free ends of said locking tangs are directed toward said radially outwardly extending stop, a body opening formed in said inlet end portion disposed in communication with said bore, a resilient elongated conductor retainer having one end externally connected to said inlet end portion adjacent said inlet opening, and said resilient elongated conductor retainer having its other end forming an angularly bent end to extend through said body opening to project into said inlet end portion, and said angularly bent end being directed toward said outlet opening for permitting unidirectional insertion of an electrical conductor into said inlet end portion.