The Bendix Corporation

Margaret J Frazier

Robert W Brush

A coupling member (500) comprises outer and inner sleeves (410, 310) mounted for relative corotation about a connector shell (100) and about one another for rotational movement between locked and unlocked positions relative to a coil spring (322) carried by inner sleeve (310), the coil spring (322) being compressed radially inwardly by an inner wall (406) of outer sleeve (410) to drive medial tooth (318) of a spring beam (316) into a locked relation with ratchet teeth (138) disposed around the connector shell, rotation of outer sleeve (410) to a second position registering an undercut (408) in inner surface (406) with coil spring (322), whereby the coil spring expands into a relaxed position and means (422) for normally biasing the sleeves into the locked position.

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Sidney, NY, United States of America

Margaret J Frazier