Patent ID: 8235751

Claim:
A coaxial cable interface port locking terminator comprising: an outer terminator housing; an inner connector body housed within the outer terminator housing, wherein the inner connector body includes internal threads configured to engage external threads of a coaxial cable interface port; an internal surface feature integral with the outer terminator housing, the internal surface having a first ratcheting surface; and a ratcheting ring attached to the inner connector body, the ratcheting ring having a second ratcheting surface, wherein the ratcheting ring rotates with the inner connector body, the internal surface feature and the ratcheting ring preventing rotation of the outer terminator housing with respect to the inner connector body when the outer terminator housing is rotated in a first direction; wherein rotation of the outer terminator housing in a second direction does not cause rotation of the inner connector body in the second direction, wherein the first ratcheting surface is axially opposed to the second ratcheting surface.