Patent ID: 7806714
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a plug body having loading and mating ends and a central axis extending therebetween, the mating end being configured to be inserted into a cavity of a mating connector to establish at least one of communicative and power connections, the plug body having an outer surface that surrounds and faces away from the central axis; a ring slidably mounted over the plug body, the ring configured to slide along the outer surface of the plug body in an axial direction between withdrawn and locked positions; and a sleeve member slidably mounted over the ring and being rotatably adjustable about the central axis with respect to the plug body, the sleeve member comprising fingers that extend toward the mating end and are biased inward toward the outer surface of the plug body, the ring engaging the fingers when moved from the withdrawn position to the locked position causing the fingers to flex outward away from the outer surface and engage the mating connector, the sleeve member rotating about the central axis to correct for rotational misalignment of the fingers relative to the mating connector.