Patent ID: 8657623

Claim:
A locking connector for electrically connecting segments of electrical conductors, comprising: a housing for receiving a core of a first electrical conductor, said housing having a central opening and an enlarged diameter cutout formed in an inner wall of the housing, at least a portion of the cutout having an inclined aspect of between 50-60 degrees in relation to a central longitudinal axis of the housing; a coupler for connecting to a second electrical conductor mounted in a substantially coaxial engagement with the housing; a means mounted in the housing and in the coupler for establishing an electrical connection between the first and the second electrical conductors, to which said housing and said coupler are connected; and a locking means mounted between the housing and the coupler for locking the housing to the coupler and disengaging the housing from a locked engagement with the coupler by axially moving the housing toward the coupler, wherein said housing is provided with an aperture formed in a wall thereof, said aperture being configured to allow the locking means to pass therethrough.