Patent ID: 7931486

Claim:
An electrical connector for testing a missile launcher rail, the connector comprising: a stationary housing comprising: a launcher rail mount at a forward end of the housing and configured to be connected to a frame of the missile launcher rail; a set of external threads on an aft end of the stationary housing; an open coupling end on the forward end of the stationary housing; a coupling ring connected to the stationary housing via threads, the coupling ring comprising: a set of internal threads on a forward ring end which mate with the set of external threads on the stationary housing, engaging at least one external thread of the set of external threads on the stationary housing; a step decrease in an internal ring diameter aft of the set of internal threads; an internal plunger spanning a length of the connector, the plunger comprising: a forward plunger end housed in the stationary housing; a rear plunger end housed in the coupling ring; contact pins in the forward plunger end; a center plunger axis along the length of the connector; wherein, the rear plunger end forms a rear connector end which accommodates a tester cable; wherein the open coupling end on the forward end of the stationary housing forms a forward connector end configured to connect to a female connector of a missile launch rail for testing of the missile launch rail; wherein the internal plunger is configured to translate forward or aft along the center plunger axis upon rotation of the coupling ring.