Releasable power supply cord connector for panel mounted power connectors

A selectively applied lock member for maintaining the electrical connectors of first and second terminated electrical cables in full engagement and preventing their unwanted separation comprising:

• a) a base member having two parallel, spaced apart arms and a base aperture therebetween to accept a portion of the electrical connector of said first electrical cable;
• b) a lock member having a transverse member and two parallel, spaced apart locking arms, one extending from each of the two ends of said transverse member;
• the spacing between said locking arms being greater than the spacing between said base member arms and capable of accepting therebetween a portion of the electrical connector of said second electrical cable when the electrical connector of said second electrical cable is mated with the electrical connector of said first electrical cable in said base member;
• c) said lock member having a restricted entrance in said transverse member, said restricted entrance contoured to grip the second electrical cable around substantially more than 180 degrees of its periphery when said electrical connectors of said first and second electrical cables are mated, said restricted entrance providing strain relief for said second electrical cable;
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• d) coupling means coupling said lock member locking arms to said base member arms permitting relative rotational motion between said lock member and said base member.