Patent ID: 8267710
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connection apparatus, comprising: a plug having at least one lug, and a socket having a recessed interior portion, said interior portion adapted for receiving said plug by way of insertion of said plug into said interior portion by way of an opening for making a connection between said socket and said plug, said opening communicating with said interior portion and being formed in said socket at a location adjacent said front side of said socket; said socket further having at least one insertion channel within which said lug may be received, said insertion channel extending in an axial direction, said axial direction corresponding to a direction of insertion of said plug into said socket and a direction of removal of said plug from said socket; said socket further having at least one locking channel within which said lug may be received, said locking channel including a cam surface and extending in a direction oriented generally transverse to said axial direction and having a first end by way of which said locking channel communicates with said insertion channel and a second end which is radially angularly offset from said first end, said locking channel including at least one depression adapted for latching engagement with said lug, said depression including a ramp surface which slopes oppositely of said cam surface.