Odu Gmbh & Co Kg

Christian Hobmaier

Josef Weigand

Günter Rohr

A connector has at least one engagement ball that is movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. A movement of an engagement ball operating part of the connector relative to an inner housing of the connector can force the at least one engagement ball from the engagement position into the disengagement position. The at least one engagement ball is biased in the engagement position by an elastic element via the engagement ball operating part. The connector further comprises an outer housing of the connector with a catch that when the outer housing is operated engages with a counter catch of the engagement ball operating part to move the engagement ball operating part, so that the engagement ball operating part forces the at least one engagement ball from the engagement position into the disengagement position.

Ball-lock connector

A counter connector for mating with a connector has a hollow cylindrical housing. The counter connector includes at least two, and preferably three, of the following three types of locking means for locking the counter connector to the connector: (A) one that is arranged on a perimeter on a cylindrical surface of the housing or of a sleeve located inside the housing, a counter engagement part in the form of a groove, a collar, or a series of radially extending apertures, recesses or protrusions, the counter engagement part being adapted to engage with at least one engagement part or at least one latching part of the connector. (B) one that has a counter latching part that can be deflected elastically in a radial direction of the counter connector and comprises at least one of a radially extending groove, collar, aperture, recess or protrusion adapted to engage with a latching part of the connector. (C) one where a counter thread is adapted to engage with a thread of the connector. Systems can include the counter connector and at least one connector that can be mated with the counter connector, wherein the connector is of one of the following three types: a) a push-pull connector; b) a break-away connector; and c) a threaded connector.

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