Patent ID: 7252533

Claim:
A quick-disconnect coupling system having a proximal portion and distal portion, said coupling system, comprising: a proximal shell having a neck portion with a plurality of holes; a latch arm sleeve slidably inserted into said proximal shell, said latch arm sleeve extending proximally into a plurality of flexible latch arms, each of said latch arms having ramp portions releasably inserted into the holes in said neck portion when said coupling system is not in a disengagement event or not coupled to a receptacle, said latch arm sleeve terminating distally in a distal collar; a medial coupler slidably inserted into a distal end of said proximal shell, said medial coupler having an internal ring; a distal clamp member threadably connected to said medial coupler and having clamping means to capture and retain a cable member; a resilient member disposed between said distal collar and said internal ring and compressible there between; and structure to limit lateral translation of said latch arm sleeve and said latch arms within said proximal shell.