Patent ID: 7635816

Claim:
A connector assembly including: a. a nut having inner and outer nut surfaces extending between a nut junction end and a nut entry end, wherein: (1) the inner nut surface: (a) bounds an inner nut passage extending axially between the nut junction end and nut entry end, and (b) bears inner nut threading; (2) a series of nut teeth are provided at or adjacent the nut junction end, the nut teeth: (a) being arrayed about the outer nut surface to extend radially outwardly therefrom, and (b) extending laterally away from the inner and outer nut surfaces in the axial direction; b. a liner having inner and outer liner surfaces extending between a liner entry end and a liner floating end, wherein: (1) the outer liner surface at the liner floating end: (a) is defined by an at least substantially cylindrical surface, and (b) has an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the inner nut surface; (2) the liner entry end includes an entry flange: (a) extending radially outwardly from the liner, and (b) having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the inner nut surface; (3) an intermediate threaded portion is situated between the liner floating end and the entry flange, wherein the intermediate threaded portion: (a) bears external liner threading sized to complementarily engage the inner nut threading of the inner nut surface, (b) has an outer diameter: (i) greater than the outer diameter of the liner floating end, and (ii) less than the outer diameter of the entry flange, and (c) is spaced away from the liner floating end by at least half of the length of the liner, as measured between the liner entry end and the liner floating end.