Patent ID: 7097490

Claim:
An electrical connector disposed between a store and an aircraft or dispenser and comprising, (a) an aircraft-side part mechanically connected to the aircraft or dispenser, (b) a complementary store-side part mechanically connected to the store, an electrical cable comprising one of the mechanical connections, the aircraft-side part comprising: i. a core having a forward end containing electrical contacts for engaging corresponding contacts in the store-side part; ii. an outer shell snap-engageable with the store-side part to securely retain the aircraft-side part in mating engagement with the store-side part while the store is being carried by the aircraft or dispenser, the outer shell adapted to be pulled off the store-side part by separation of the store from the aircraft or dispenser, the outer shell being formed as a separate component or assembly, removably attached to the core and adapted to be removed from the core from the forward end on disassembly; and iii. a threaded clamping ring threadingly engaged with the core and by which the outer shell is clamped to the core.