# US 2021/0242626 A1 · Electrical connector with pull release > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0242626 A1 - Document ID: US20210242626A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/151,638 - Filed: 2021-01-18 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2017-09-06 - Assignees: Hi Rel Connectors, Inc. - Applicants: Hirel Connectors, Inc. - Inventors: Torin Lee Bowman; Ramon A. Figueroa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210242626A1 ## CPC - H01R 13/623: Casing or ring with helicoidal groove - H01R 13/622: Screw-ring or screw-casing (H01R13/623 takes precedence) - H01R 13/631: for engagement only - H01R 13/6335: {comprising a handle} - H01R 43/26: for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) - H01R 24/86: Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis - H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A connector plug comprises two or more pivotable nut members that are configured to engage one or more threads on a receptacle to secure the connector plug to the receptacle in a closed position. A lanyard or merely a pivoting mechanism is configured to cause pivoting of the nut member to disengage the one or more threads in an open position to allow disengagement of the connector plug from the receptacle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connector plug, comprising: one or more pivotable nut members that are configured to engage one or more threads on a receptacle to secure the connector plug to the receptacle in a closed position; a lanyard configured to cause pivoting of the nut members to disengage the one or more threads in an open position to allow disengagement of the connector plug from the receptacle; and; an outer coupling ring that is configured to engage one or more surfaces on the nut members that causes each nut member to pivot over a protrusion on an inner pivot ring. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connector plug of claim 1, wherein the connector plug is configured to cause pivoting of the nut members when the lanyard is pulled at an angle offset between 0 degrees to 60 degrees from a centerline of the connector plug and the receptacle when they are engaged. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The connecter plug of claim 1, wherein the protrusion comprises a rounded bulbous shaped protrusion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connector plug of claim 1, further comprising a compression spring configured to bias the connector plug such that the nut members are biased in a closed position until sufficient force is applied to the lanyard to cause the nut members into the open position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The connector plug of claim 4, wherein the compression spring is replaceable in order to adjust the compression and therefore the force necessary to cause the nut members into the open position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The connector plug of claim 1, wherein the connector plug is a self-locking connector plug with a ratcheting system. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The connector plug of claim 1, comprising a series of nut members that each have threads that match the threads on the receptacle so that the plug is configured to be screwed onto the receptacle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The connector plug of claim 7, wherein the connector plug is configured such that when the lanyard is pulled, then the lanyard causes the nut members to pull the threads of the nut members off of the threads of the receptacle, to thereby release the connector plug from the receptacle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The connector plug of claim 1, wherein the connector plug further comprises one or more electrical pins that are configured to fit into one or more electrical sockets in the receptacle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The connector plug of claim 9, wherein the connector plug further comprises one or more optical male connectors that are configured to fit into one or more optical female sockets in the receptacle. ### Claim 11 A method of connecting a connector plug to a receptacle, comprising: engaging one or more pivotable nut members with one or more threads on a receptacle to secure the connector plug to the receptacle in a closed position; causing pivoting of the nut members by pulling a lanyard so that the nut members disengage the one or more threads in an open position to allow disengagement of the connector plug from the receptacle; and engaging an outer coupling ring with one or more surfaces on the nut members that causes each nut member to pivot over a protrusion on an inner coupling ring. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the connector plug is configured to cause pivoting of the nut members when the lanyard is pulled at an angle offset between 0 degrees to 60 degrees from an angle of connection with the receptacle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the protrusion comprises a rounded bulbous shaped protrusion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising a compression spring configured to bias the connector plug such that the nut members are biased in a closed position until sufficient force is applied to the lanyard to cause the nut members into the open position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the compression spring is replaceable in order to adjust the compression and therefore the force necessary to cause the nut members into the open position. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the connector plug is a self-locking connector plug with a ratcheting system. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the connector plug comprises a series of threaded nut members that each have threads that match the threads on the receptacle so that the plug is configured to be screwed onto the receptacle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the connector plug is configured such that when the lanyard is pulled, then the lanyard causes the nut members to pull the threads of the nut members off of the threads of the receptacle, to thereby release the connector plug from the receptacle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the connector plug further comprises one or more electrical pins that are configured to fit into one or more electrical sockets in the receptacle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the connector plug further comprises one or more optical male connectors that are configured to fit into one or more optical female sockets in the receptacle. ### Claim 21 A connector plug, comprising: one or more pivotable nut members that are configured to engage one or more threads on a receptacle to secure the connector plug to the receptacle in a closed position; a pivot mechanism that is configured to cause pivoting of the nut members to disengage the one or more threads in an open position to allow disengagement of the connector plug from the receptacle; and; an outer coupling ring that is configured to engage one or more surfaces on the nut members that causes each nut member to pivot over a protrusion on an inner coupling ring.