Abstract: The invention is a method for mounting tubular electrical conductors (10, 20) of a triaxial connector to the connector housing and the connector thus formed (1) and is characterized by a plurality of electrically conducting terminals (40) that have an annular groove (41) therein that mate with a respective notch (13) in the respective tubular conductors (20, 30). The other end of each terminal (40) is connected to the housing (1) by a plastic potting compound (50).

Abstract: A hermaphroditic type electrical contact (20) for use within an electrical connector. The hermaphroditic contact includes an integral spring portion (15) that axially biases the forward end surface (11) of the contact when it engages the end surface (11) of another contact (20) during mating.

Abstract: A closed, radially contractible, metallic annular spring band (20) is radially interposed between mating plug and receptacle shells (10, 40) to shield electromagnetic signals from entering or leaving the assembly, the plug shell (10) including an annular groove (14) circumposed by annular lips (16, 18) which define annular undercuts (17, 19) therearound to receive and captivate the spring band contracted therein.

Abstract: A retaining clip (30) for releasably holding a connector (20) to a pin (18) extending from a circuit board (10), the connector (20) having an abutment shoulder (24) and the clip comprising a base member (32) having a plurality of locking lances (40) the edges of which engage one pin at only one point and a bracket (34) which has a reversely bent locking prong (36) to engage the abutment shoulder on the connector.

Abstract: An annular, radially expansible/contractible spiral spring (50) includes inner and outer circumferential faces (54, 56) and a tab (60) disposed perpendicularly to the annulus and between the faces, the spring being adapted to mount a coupling nut (30) on a plug shell (20) and provide means for resisting rotation of the coupling nut in both coupling/uncoupling directions, the spiral spring having faces (52) overlapping and opposite ends (58a, 58b) free with tab (60) being disposed at one end (58b) and adapted to be received in successive detents (40) disposed around an end face (37) of the coupling nut, each detent (40) having angularly spaced sidewalls (42, 44) with one sidewall (42) being radially disposed and the other sidewall (44) being skewed and acutely-angled relative to a radius, the sidewalls being adapted to be driven against the tab to tighten (contract) or loosen (expand) the spring annulus relative to the plug shell, sidewall (44) being adapted to cam tab (60) radially from its detent and allow c

Abstract: A coupling nut (300) including a radial flange (305) having a plurality of angularly disposed spring housings (315), each spring housing for receiving therewithin a cantilevered spring arm (400) having one end secured (402) within an annular undercut (303) circumjacent the flange and the other end (401) disposed within ratchet teeth (105) and free to radially deflect in the spring housing (315) as a result of the radial flange being rotated, rotation against the ratchet teeth camming the spring arm against forward and rearward faces (106, 108) of the succession of peaks and valleys formed by the ratchet teeth around an annular shoulder (140) of a connector shell (100) to which the nut (300) is mounted for rotation.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously forming a radial collar (16) medially of an axial electrical contact of the type having a forward shoulder portion (14) and a rearward termination portion (18) and assembling a plurality of straight wires (24) into an axially passage (22) coaxially disposed with the shoulder portion, the apparatus being characterized by: a generally cylindrical male member (36) having a cylindrical hole (38) sized to receive and mount the termination portion (18); and a receiving member (46) including a collar portion (47) having an inwardly extending aperture (48) sized to receive the shoulder portion (14), the aperture having a cross-section slightly less than the outer diameter of the shoulder portion, the receiving member (46) being spaced from the male member (36), the axis of the hole (38) and the aperture (48) being generally coaxial with one another, and the members being adapted to be driven towards one another whereby the receiving member (46) simultaneously squeezes both radially and

Abstract: An anti-decoupling arrangement comprises a containing spring (600) including a blade (610), a pair of coupling sleeves (300, 400) being nested for relative rotation within the spring, and a coil spring (700) operating to resist rotation of the sleeves from a first to a second position as defined by a pair of detents (426, 428) on an outer flange (420), coupling rotation of the sleeves causing an inner flange (320) to axially drive the containing spring into nonrotating abutment with a shoulder (140) on a plug shell and the outer flange to disengage the blade from engagement with the first detent and to continue rotating whereby to move the blade into engagement with the second detent and compress the coil spring with external uncoupling torques tending to disturb the abutting relation of the containing spring being resisted by the coil spring biasing the inner sleeve oppositely into the coupling direction.

Abstract: A latch member (46) pivotally disposed externally of a coupling nut (40) rotatably mounted on one shell (10) for threadably connecting to another shell (20), the latch member and having an end portion (50) thereof extending forwardly of the coupling nut, mating tapered surfaces (55, 30) formed on an inner face (55) of the latch member and annularly around the other shell and longitudinally and radially extending splines (39, 59) disposed around the mating tapered surfaces and configured to slidably interengage to prevent and/or resist uncoupling rotation, the latch member (46) pivoting and biasing the splines into engagement and being adapted to provide a manual release mechanism to laterally disengage the splines. The splines are so positioned by the latch member as to be normally out of engagement until full mating of the shells is achieved assembly.

Abstract: A filter connector (24; 90; 116) comprises an electrically conductive shell (60; 91; 118); a dielectric body (50; 93; 120) mounted to the shell and having a sidewall (52), a row of passages (56; 95; 123) extending therethrough with each receiving an electrical contact (51; 97; 124); and a row of separated cavities (58; 99; 122); extending inwardly from the sidewall in a direction transverse to that of the passages with each communicating with only one respective passage; a monolithic chip-type capacitor (80) including active and ground electrodes disposed in each cavity and contacting the contact; and a bias member (70; 100; 126) of electrically conductive material coupling each electrical contact and associated capacitor to the shell.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for connecting a first contact to a second contact is disclosed including a receptacle member and a plug member. The receptacle member has a recess at one end defined by a resilient wall having an outer end terminating in an inwardly projecting lip and includes means for supporting the first contact in a manner such that the contact extends into the recess. The plug member has a projection at one end defined by a neck portion having an inner end terminating in a contact-receiving face and includes means for supporting the second contact in a manner such that the contact extends within the projection. The plug member also has a collar positioned along the neck portion so that the first contact mates with the second contact prior to engagement of the lip with the collar.

Abstract: A pair of rotatable coupling nuts (46, 76) are nested and mounted for relative rotation to a plug shell (10) and first and second cylinders (28, 62) are arranged coaxially to cooperate with a coil (90) connected to the inner coupling nut (46) for restraining unwanted rotation thereof relative to the shell, the inner and outer coupling nuts having, respectively, an opening (60) and a dog (84) extending radially inward into the opening for driving the inner coupling nut in coupling/uncoupling directions, coil (90) having one end (92) secured to inner coupling nut (48), the other end disposed in the opening (60) and the intermediate portion thereof adapted to be tightly coiled and partially uncoiled.

Abstract: A thin, flat, elongated band (50) of flexible material having opposite ends and of roughened surfaces is slidably wrapped about itself several times and around a plug shell (20) such that one end is confined against the plug shell and the other end is connected by a tab (52) to a coupling nut (30), the coupling nut including on its inner wall a plurality of radial detents (42) sized to successively receive the tab (52) upon rotation of the coupling nut, rotation of the coupling nut (30) and threadable coupling with a receptacle shell (10) in a coupling direction drawing the shells (10, 20) together whereby cooperating flanges (36, 22) on the coupling nut and plug shell and thread flanks are tightly abutting, coupling rotation tending to unwrap the band (50) so that it will slide freely about the plug shell, uncoupling rotation being resisted by the band tightly coiling so that it will not slide about the plug shell, increased external torque camming the tab (52) from its detent (42) and into the next detent,

Abstract: A compound coupling nut (60) mounted to a plug shell (10), first and second sets of detents (34, 84) arranged annularly and extending radially inward from one of the shell and/or the inner coupling sleeve, and a C-shaped detent spring (90) disposed radially-between the first and second detents, the detent spring having inwardly directed spring fingers (100) adapted to engage the ratchet teeth (34) and detent lugs (98) adapted to engage the arcuate detents (84), the detent spring (90) respectively, resisting and not resisting rotation of the coupling nut if rotated in one or the other directions, whereby as external coupling torques act on the coupling nut (60), the spring fingers (100) do not prevent rotation and as external uncoupling torques act on the coupling nut (60), the spring fingers (100) and the detent lugs (98) initially cooperate to resist rotation of the detent spring (90) and the coupling nut (60) until sufficient torque causes the detent lugs (98) to snap free, whereby uncoupling rotation of th

Abstract: A protective hood for a rectangular electrical connector is described in which the hood is provided with flexible sidewalls. A locking member and cam member is provided adjacent the free edge of each sidewall near the opening to the recess in the hood into which the connector is positioned. During assembly of the hood to the connector, the cam members flex the sidewalls away from the connector to prevent the locking members from locking onto the connector. When fully assembled, the cam members release the sidewalls to allow the locking members to lock onto the connector with an audible "snap."The hood may be unlocked and removed from the connector by manually flexing the hood sidewalls away from the connector. In one form of the invention this may be done by manually applying force to one end of the bottom of the hood.

Abstract: A coupling nut (300) mounted to a first shell (100) for connection to a threaded second shell (200) comprises: an operating sleeve (600) rotatably circumposing inner front and rear coupling sleeves (400, 500) having their adjacent ends threadedly interconnected; a roll bar (700) operatively driven by operating sleeve (600) for engaging spaced end faces on respective coupling sleeves to cause relative rotation therebetween; and a coil spring (800) for constantly biasing the coupling sleeves (400, 500) into a first position, right-handed thread (220, 420) operating between second shell (200) and front coupling sleeve (400) and left-handed thread (430, 530) operating between the coupling sleeves (400, 500), coupling rotation beyond mating engagement between the assembly by the right-handed threads causing coil spring (800) to compress and transmit uncoupling rotation to the left-handed threads whereupon the coupling sleeves separate and further coupling rotation of the right-handed thread, uncoupling rotation of

Abstract: A coupling nut (300) having internal thread (310) adapted to engage external thread (210) on one of a pair of shells (100, 200) for connecting the two shells together into an electrical connector assembly includes an annular groove (350) medial of the thread (310) and a spring member (400) mounted within the groove, spring member (400) comprising an annular band (410) having a plurality of resiliently deflectable cantilever-type spring leafs (440), each spring leaf (440) being arched radially inwardly from band (410) and having a medial portion (444) thereof which is adapted to bias against internal thread (210) advanced across the annular groove of the coupling nut and a free end (442) thereof which is adapted to engage the annular groove to constantly bias medial portion (444) from the groove.

Abstract: A coupling nut (300) comprises outer and inner coupling sleeves (320, 330) mounted for rotation about a connector shell (100) having a plurality of ratchet teeth (150) formed on the outer periphery of an annular shoulder thereof, a plurality of equiangularly disposed, radially biased, lock pins (350) being carried by inner coupling sleeve (330) during coupling and being adapted to be cammed radially inwardly by outer coupling sleeve (320) into a locked relation with the ratchet teeth.

Abstract: A coupling nut (300) constrains a lock ring (400) to be moved into biased abutment against forward facing flank (222) of external thread (220) on a receptacle shell (200) as a result of the coupling nut being rotated about a plug shell (100) to which it is mounted, the lock ring (400) including a plurality of deflectable leaf spring fingers (406) adapted to engage said forwardly facing flank (222), uncoupling being resisted by a cam section of forwardly facing flank (222) being required to deflect leaf spring finger (406) downwardly and overcoming oppositely biased friction between rearward facing flanks (224, 324) tightened by coupling nut (300) when at the full mate position.

Abstract: The invention is an electrical connector that has a forwardly removable coupling ring (30). The coupling ring (30) is characterized by annular members (31, 32) that are connected together by one or more removable fasteners (50, 51) and held in place in front of the housing flange (11) by a snap ring (40) located in a groove (12) in the housing (10).