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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Peter J. Hyzin, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A connector includes a connector body, a first sleeve rotatably coupled to the connector body, and a second sleeve receiving the first sleeve and being movable axially between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The second sleeve has a plurality of teeth extending from a surface thereof. A ratchet ring is positioned on the connector body, and the ratchet ring has a plurality of teeth corresponding to the plurality of teeth of the second sleeve. A biasing member is provided for biasing the second sleeve to the engaged position. The teeth of the ratchet ring engage the teeth of the second sleeve when the second sleeve is in the engaged position, and the teeth of second sleeve are spaced from the teeth of the ratchet ring when the second sleeve is in the disengaged position.