Connector assembly for electrical appliance and system and method including same
AssigneeEmerson Electric Co.
InventorsJesse N. Turner, Mark J. Tomasiak
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AssigneeEmerson Electric Co.
InventorsJesse N. Turner, Mark J. Tomasiak
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A connector assembly includes an electrical plug connectable to an electrical outlet, an inner collar, and an outer collar disposed radially outward from the inner collar. The inner collar includes a plurality of jaws disposed circumferentially about the electrical plug. Each jaw of the plurality of jaws includes threads defined along an outer surface of each jaw. The outer collar includes at least one thread defined along an inner surface of the outer collar. Rotation of the outer collar relative to the inner collar causes the at least one outer collar thread to rotatably engage the inner collar threads and the plurality of jaws to deflect inward such that the plurality of jaws engages and compresses the electrical outlet when the electrical outlet is connected to the electrical plug.
A connector assembly comprising:
A system comprising:
A method of connecting an electrical outlet to a connector assembly, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.