Patent ID: 8137124
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A self-locking assembly for a cable termination, comprising: a connector connected to a cable of the cable termination, the connector having an outer surface and a step, the connector including a support ring fixed to the outer surface of the connector, and a sliding ring disposed between the support ring and the step, wherein the sliding ring is configured to move along a portion of the outer surface of the connector; and an insert for receiving the connector, the insert including at least one latch biased toward the outer surface of the connector, wherein the latch is configured to move between a locked position with the latch engaged with the step, and an unlocked position with the latch disengaged from the step; wherein the support ring moves the sliding ring into contact with the latch in the locked position such that the sliding ring moves the latch into the unlocked position.