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(11) EP 0 157 542 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.01.1987 Bulletin 1987/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.10.1985 Bulletin 1985/41

(21) Application number: 85301942

(22) Date of filing: 20.03.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 26.03.1984 GB 8407800
21.12.1984 GB 8432478

(71) Applicant: PLESSEY OVERSEAS LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Duncan, William Chambers Wilson
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(54) Electrical connectors


(57) ] A quick release electrical connector comprises a plug part 101) and a socket part (100). A coupling sleeve (103) is nounted on the plug part (101) and is rotatable aboutthe longi- udinal axis of the connector. The coupling sleeve (103) is op- erative for screwing the plug part (101) and the socket part 100) together. A thrust washer (112) is disposed between the coupling sleeve and the plug part (101) and is provided with a atchet means operative to permit rotation of the coupling sleeve (103) in one direction with a lower torque than that required to effect rotation of the coupling sleeve in the opposite iirection. The thrust washer (112) therefore serves to prevent )r at least reduce the possibility that the plug and socket parts nay become inadvertently disconnected when subjected to vibration.






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