Patent ID: 8801453

Claim:
A rotary connector configured to be connected to a mating adapter, the rotary connector comprising: a connector housing being sized to mate with the mating adapter and including at least one flexible tab; and a lock ring disposed around at least a portion of the connector housing, wherein one of the connector housing and the lock ring includes a guide pin and the other of the connector housing and the lock ring includes a guide member disposed at least partially in between the at least one guide pin and the flexible tab, wherein a rotation of the lock ring in a first direction flexes the tab radially inwards into a first position to secure the mating adapter in the connector housing, and a rotation of the lock ring in a second direction into a second position flexes the tab radially outwards to release the mating adapter from the connector housing, and wherein the at least one guide pin translates relative to the guide member as the lock ring rotates between the first and second positions.