Patent ID: 7168201

Claim:
A connector assembly for a fishing pole, comprising: a first connecting member having a locking stud; a second connecting member having an L-shaped slot therein for axial receipt of the stud and rotated locking engagement with the stud; and a spring interposed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member which axially urges apart the first connecting member and the second connecting member when provided in rotated locking engagement therebetween; wherein one of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes an abutment surface tapering in three dimensions and another of the first connecting member and the second connecting member includes a mating contact surface which mates in engagement with the tapering abutment surface to tighten engagement in three dimensions between the first connecting member and the second connecting member as the first connecting member and the second connecting member are urged apart by the spring corresponding with rotated locking engagement of the stud with the L-shaped slot.