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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2014
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
James Patrick Mosier, Palmyra, PA (US);
Dwight David Zitsch, Carlisle, PA (US);
Soren Grinderslev, Hummelstown, PA (US);
James Leo Barry, Harrisburg, PA (US);
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector includes a shell and a coupling mechanism rotatable about the shell. The coupling mechanism includes inner and outer coupling nuts. The inner coupling nut has threads configured to be threadably coupled to a mating connector. The outer coupling nut is configured to be locked to the inner coupling nut to transfer rotation of the outer coupling nut to the inner coupling nut. The outer coupling nut is configured to be unlocked from the inner coupling nut to allow free rotation of the outer coupling nut relative to the inner coupling nut. The outer coupling nut is automatically unlocked when the connector is fully mated to the mating connector. The coupling mechanism may include a plunger movable between a locked position and an unlocked position with the plunger locking the outer coupling nut to the inner coupling nut in the locked position.