Locking connector

A connector, comprising:

• a locking member configured to lock the connector within an inlet including an inlet blade, wherein the locking member includes a compressible portion having walls forming an opening within the compressible portion, the opening being sufficiently sized to allow the inlet blade to slide through the opening under pressure and to form at least one contact point between the inlet blade and the walls of the compressible portion, the at least one contact point imposing sufficient force on the inlet blade when the compressible portion is in its uncompressed state to lock the inlet blade within the connector;
• a release member configured to compress the compressible portion so the walls of the compressible portion reduce the force on the inlet blade sufficient to release the inlet blade so as to disengage the connector from the inlet;
• and
• a pull member configured to engage the release member to release the inlet blade, the pull member surrounding at least a portion of an outer housing of the connector, the pull member including a wavy structure configured to allow the pull member to expand sideways around the outer housing of the connector.

A connector system, comprising:

• an inlet comprising a blade;
• and
• a connector configured to be removably engaged with and locked to the inlet, the connector including:
• a locking member configured to lock the connector within the inlet, wherein the locking member includes a compressible portion having walls forming an opening within the compressible portion that is sized to allow the blade to slide through the opening under pressure while forming at least one contact point between the blade and the wall of the compressible portion, the at least one contact point imposing sufficient force on the blade when the compressible portion is in its uncompressed state to lock the blade within the connector, and
• a release member configured to engage the locking member to compress the compressible portion so the walls of the compressible portion release the force imposed by the locking member on the blade so as to disengage the connector from the inlet.

A connector system, comprising:

• an inlet comprising a blade;
• and
• a connector configured to be removably engaged with and locked to the inlet, the connector including:
• a locking member configured to lock the connector within the inlet, wherein the locking member includes a compressible portion having walls forming an opening within the compressible portion that is sized to allow the blade to slide through the opening under pressure while forming at least one contact point between the blade and the wall of the compressible portion, the at least one contact point imposing sufficient force on the blade when the compressible portion is in its uncompressed state to lock the blade within the connector,
• a release member configured to engage the locking member to compress the compressible portion so the walls of the compressible portion release the force imposed by the locking member on the blade so as to disengage the connector from the inlet, and
• a pull member configured to engage the release member to release the blade, the pull member surrounding at least a portion of an outer housing of the connector, the pull member including a wavy structure configured to allow the pull member to expand sideways around the outer housing of the connector.