Connector for a contact element
AssigneeSouriau
InventorEmmanuel Czarnyszka
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Abstract
A connector for a contact element that is able to be screwed at the front part to a rear part of a first contact element, characterized in that the connector comprises means for locking the connection between the connector and the first contact element, that is able to be engaged during screwing. The locking means comprise, for example, at least one toothed notch that can be engaged in the teeth arranged on the rear extremity of the first contact element. The toothed notch may be elastic in the direction of screwing, in such a way as to allow engagement during screwing.
Claims12
A connector for a contact element, the connector being adapted to be screwed at a front part of the connector to a rear part of a first contact element, said connector being a one-piece connector comprising:
- a cylindrical tube;
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- a locking mechanism adapted to be engaged by screwing the rear part of the first contact element into the front part of the connector, wherein the locking mechanism comprises structure defining at least one aperture, each aperture being formed in a wall of the cylindrical tube, and a locking tooth extending longitudinally on said cylindrical tube and at least partially within a corresponding aperture, the locking tooth being formed from a of the wall of the cylindrical tube, wherein the locking tooth is adapted to engage teeth positioned on a rear extremity of the first contact element, said teeth extending longitudinally in prolongation of said rear extremity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.