Cable connector for use with a rotating connection

摘要

A respirator system includes a regulator for use in connection with a facepiece of the respirator system. The regulator includes an interface. The respirator system further includes a hose assembly including a hose for carrying breathing gas to the regulator and a cable for carrying at least one electrical wire to the regulator. The respirator system also includes a connector system. The connector system includes a base operatively connectible to the interface of the regulator. The base includes a channel to seat at least a portion of the cable. The channel is in operative connection with an interior of the regulator upon connection of the base to the interface. The connector system also includes a rotatable member which is rotatable relative to the base. The cable is in operative connection with the rotatable member so that a bend in the cable travels along the length of the cable and a varying length of the cable is positioned within the channel depending upon the rotational position of the rotating member relative to the base.

主权项

1. A respirator system, comprising:
a regulator for use in connection with a facepiece of the respirator system, the regulator including an interface; a hose assembly comprising a hose for carrying breathing gas to the regulator and a cable having a length for carrying at least one electrical wire to the regulator; and a connector system, comprising:
a base operatively connectible to the interface of the regulator, the base comprising a channel to seat at least a portion of the cable, the channel being in operative connection with an interior of the regulator upon connection of the base to the interface; anda rotatable member which is rotatable relative to the base, the cable being in operative connection with the rotatable member so that, as the rotating member rotates relative to the base, a bend in the cable is formed at different locations in the length of the cable such that the different locations define different lengths of the cable, wherein the different lengths of the cable become positioned with in the channel as the rotating member rotates relative to the base.