Patent ID: 8500093

Claim:
A plug assembly comprising: a plug stem having a plug stem base having a first beveled edge; a plug head having a second beveled edge; and a fastening mechanism for fastening the plug stem base to the plug head, the fastening mechanism comprising: at least two retainer clamps that surround and provide an interference fit between the first beveled edge of the plug stem base and the second beveled edge of the plug head; and an interconnecting mechanism joining the at least two retainer clamps on at least one end of the at least two retainer clamps, wherein the at least two retainer clamps and the interconnecting mechanism are configured to form at least one gap between a first retainer clamp of the at least two retainer clamps and an adjacent retainer clamp of the at least two retainer clamps to which the first retainer clamp is joined, the at least one gap sized and configured to provide access to the interconnecting mechanism extending between the first retainer clamp and the adjacent retainer clamp.