US 4,846,714 A · Quick disconnect connector

Abstract

A male quick disconnect SMA connector is provided which may be easily and readily installed on any existing female SMA connector by simply installing an adapter ring. The male SMA connector includes an inner sub-assembly comprised of an inner housing having a hermetically glass sealed male connector pin extending therefrom. An outer housing is received over the inner sub-assembly and a compressive spring is positioned in a cavity between the inner and outer housings. An insert is provided to the front of the outer housing. The insert includes several recesses for retaining rolling locking pins therein. These locking pins are raised when the outer housing is retracted (thereby compressing the spring) in a first direction. Thereafter, the locking pins are lowered into retaining openings in an adapter ring on the female SMA by releasing the outer housing to its original orientation with respect to the inner housing.

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Dependent claims

A male coaxial cable connector comprising:

an inner sleeve having an interior and an exterior;
a male connector element sealed in said interior of said inner sleeve and protruding from said inner sleeve;
an outer sleeve surrounding and spaced from said inner sleeve;
a cavity defined between said inner and outer sleeves;
compression means in said cavity;
annular insert means extending from said inner sleeve and spaced from said outer sleeve;
at least one opening through said insert means;
at least one elongated locking roller pin means resting in said opening and protruding partially through said opening, said roller pin means being transverse to said annular insert means;
and
said outer sleeve including a sloped bearing surface for retaining said roller pin means in said opening, said compression means urging said sloped bearing surface against said roller pin means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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