Patent ID: 7452244

Claim:
A connector apparatus comprising: a housing having at least one side surface having an opening; a first connector end situated on the housing and configured to electrically and mechanically couple to a first connection; a screw assembly at least partially located within the housing, the screw assembly including a knob rotatable about an axis of the housing to rotate a screw, a first portion of the screw being disposed inside and rotationally constrained by the knob, and a second threaded portion of the screw extending outside the housing, wherein a portion of the knob is exposed for user access through the opening, and wherein the knob is linearly fixed in relation to the axis of the housing such that when rotated the screw moves in and out of the housing depending on the direction of rotation, and wherein the screw assembly is configured to fasten the first connector end to the first connection; a second connector end situated on the housing and configured to electrically and mechanically couple to a second connection; and a fastening mechanism situated on the housing and configured to fasten the second connector end to the second connection.