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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US);
Rakesh Thakare, Danville, VA (US);
Caichun Song, Changzhou, CN;
Michael Holland, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
TIMES FIBER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Wallingford, CT (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly that has a connector including a coupling member rotatably coupled to a body, and the coupling member has an interface end configured to engage a mating connector. A gripping sleeve receives at least a portion of the body and at least a portion of the coupling member. A torque limiting feature includes a slip element located at or near the front end of the gripping sleeve and an engaging element located on the coupling member. The slip element and the engaging element engage one another such that rotation of the gripping sleeve applies torque to and rotates the coupling member in a tightening direction until a predetermined torque limit is reached when the slip element disengages from the engaging element allowing the gripping sleeve to rotate with respect to the coupling member such that torque is no longer applied to the coupling member by the gripping sleeve.