Method and system of a quick-connector assembly

摘要

Quick connector assembly. At least some of the illustrative embodiments involve coupling an implement that has a stem member to the distal end of a pole that defines a long axis. The coupling comprising: inserting the stem member that defines a cross-sectional shape into an exposed aperture of a connector where the exposed aperture defines a cross-sectional shape that corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the stem member; and then locking the implement into the connector such that the both rotational movement of the implement, and movement parallel to the long axis, is restrained, the locking by turning a cam member associated with the connector less than a full rotation.

主权项

1. A connector assembly comprising:
an outer wall that defines a circular cross-section, an outside diameter, an inside diameter defining an interior volume, a central axis, and a distal end; a flange portion disposed on the distal end, and the flange portion defines an aperture that opens into the interior volume, the aperture having a central axis coaxial with the central axis of the outer wall; a cam member comprising:
an outer body that defines an exterior surface on an outside diameter, an inside diameter defining an internal volume, and an axial length along a central axis, the central axis coaxial with the central axis of the outer wall;the inside diameter of the outer body telescoped over the flange portion for a distance less than the axial length of the outer body, and the inside diameter of the outer body also telescoped over the outside diameter of the outer wall;a plate member coupled to the inside diameter of the outer body and that defines a non-zero axial length less than the axial length of the outer body, the plate member disposed within the internal volume of the outer body, and abutting the flange portion;an aperture through the plate member congruent with the aperture of the flange portion; andwherein in a first rotational orientation of the cam member the aperture of the cam member rotationally aligns with the aperture of the flange portion, and in a second rotational orientation the aperture of the cam member is rotationally mis-aligned with the aperture of the flange portion; a top cap coupled in a rotationally fixed orientation relative to the flange portion, the top cap telescoped within the outer body of the cam member, and the top cap coupled to the outer wall, the top cap defines an aperture rotationally aligned with the aperture of the flange portion; and an implement that defines a stem member, the stem member comprising:
a first insert portion on a distal end of the stem member, the first insert portion defines a cross-sectional shape that telescopes within the aperture in the top cap;a second insert portion on a proximal end of the stem member, the second insert portion that defines a cross-sectional shape that telescopes within the aperture of the top cap; anda shoulder area disposed medially on the stem member between the first and second insert portion;wherein when the stem member is telescoped within the aperture of the top cap, in the first rotational orientation of the cam member the stem member is removable from the telescoped arrangement, and in the second rotational orientation the aperture of cam member interacts with the shoulder area.