Protective Cap for Cable Termination, Protective Assembly and Cable Assembly

A protective cap for a cable termination, comprising:

• a first cylinder body and a protrusion protruding radially and outwardly from an insertion end of the first cylinder body, the cable termination is mounted on a back cover of a connector, the back cover has a second cylinder body, the protrusion is slidable in an axial groove in a side wall of the second cylinder body such that the first cylinder body is inserted into the second cylinder body, the first cylinder body is rotatable within the second cylinder body such that the protrusion is rotatable in a first direction into a locking position where the protrusion interferes with a stop protruding radially and inwardly from an inner surface of a side wall of the back cover to prevent the protective cap from disengaging from the back cover in an axial direction.

A cable assembly, comprising:

• a cable termination;
• and
• a protective assembly including a protective cap and a protective cover, the protective cap includes a first cylinder body and a protrusion protruding radially and outwardly from an insertion end of the first cylinder body, the protective cover includes a stop and a second cylinder body having a side wall with an axial groove, the stop protrudes radially and inwardly from an inner surface of the side wall of the second cylinder body, the protrusion is slidable in the axial groove such that the insertion end of the first cylinder body is inserted into the second cylinder body, the first cylinder body is rotatable in a first direction within the second cylinder body into a locking position where the protrusion interferes with the stop to prevent the protective cap from disengaging from the protective cover in an axial direction, the protective cap and the protective cover are sleeved on the cable termination.