Patent ID: 7967627

Claim:
A two-part inductive connector comprising: a primary part having a primary half core, a first locking means, and a pin extending from between ends of the primary half core; and a secondary part having a secondary half core, a second locking means, and a recess configured for receiving the pin of the primary part; wherein the first locking means of the primary part are engageable with the second locking means on the secondary part, the connector having an unlocked position in which the primary and secondary half cores are not aligned and in which the first and second locking means are not engaged, and a locked position in which the primary and secondary half cores are aligned and the first and second locking means engaged, the connector moving between the unlocked and locked positions by relative rotation of the primary and secondary parts about the pin wherein the locking means comprises at least one axially extending arm provided on one or both of the primary and secondary parts, the arm carrying a lip protruding perpendicularly therefrom, and at least one recess formed on the other or both of the primary and secondary parts, the lip and the recess being sized and shaped to frictionally engage upon relative twisting of the primary and secondary parts.