Patent ID: 7192308
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector for terminating an end of a coaxial cable comprising: a connector body having a cable receiving end for accommodating said end of said cable; and a locking sleeve coupled to said cable receiving end of said body and being detachable and reattachable thereto to define an attached position and a detached position, said locking sleeve adapted to receive said cable end in either of said attached or detached positions and being movable with respect to said connector body for locking said cable to said connector body; wherein said connector body and said locking sleeve include cooperative detent structure for permitting said detachment and reattachment of said connector body and said locking sleeve, said cooperative detent structure including: said connector body having a rib; and said locking sleeve including an annular groove defined between a pair of spaced apart sleeve rings; said rib being resident within said groove in a first position; and wherein said sleeve rings include a forward sleeve ring and a rearward sleeve ring, said forward sleeve ring including a rearwardly directed chamfered wall to permit resilient detachment of said locking sleeve from said body.