Patents by Inventor Margaret J. Frazier

Margaret J. Frazier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Coupling nut for an electrical connector
    Patent number: 4457572
    Abstract: A coupling member (500) comprises outer and inner sleeves (410, 310) mounted for relative corotation about a connector shell (100) and about one another for rotational movement between locked and unlocked positions relative to a coil spring (322) carried by inner sleeve (310), the coil spring (322) being compressed radially inwardly by an inner wall (406) of outer sleeve (410) to drive medial tooth (318) of a spring beam (316) into a locked relation with ratchet teeth (138) disposed around the connector shell, rotation of outer sleeve (410) to a second position registering an undercut (408) in inner surface (406) with coil spring (322), whereby the coil spring expands into a relaxed position and means (422) for normally biasing the sleeves into the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret J. Frazier, Robert W. Brush, Sr.