Connect/disconnect connector for coaxial cable

A locking connector for electrically connecting segments of electrical conductors, comprising:

• a housing for receiving a core of a first electrical conductor, said housing having a central opening and an enlarged diameter cutout formed in an inner wall of the housing, at least a portion of the cutout having an inclined aspect of between 50-60 degrees in relation to a central longitudinal axis of the housing;
• a coupler for connecting to a second electrical conductor mounted in a substantially coaxial engagement with the housing;
• a means mounted in the housing and in the coupler for establishing an electrical connection between the first and the second electrical conductors, to which said housing and said coupler are connected;
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• a locking means mounted between the housing and the coupler for locking the housing to the coupler and disengaging the housing from a locked engagement with the coupler by axially moving the housing toward the coupler, said locking means comprising a retainer member for retaining locking members mounted between the housing and the coupler, a compression spring mounted between the retainer member and the housing, a plurality of locking balls movable between a resting position away from the retainer member and into the enlarged diameter cutout formed in the housing when the compression spring is compressed to thereby allow the housing to slide into engagement with an inner wall of the retainer member.