摘要 |
<p>A releasable connector assembly comprising a socket body (2) and a plug body (3). The socket body (2) has a set of channels (15) formed therein and the plug body (3) having a corresponding set of radial tabs (7) formed thereon, the channels (15) forming a keyway for the tabs (7) such that load bearing projections (5, 14) on the bodies are releasably engageable in the manner of a bayonet coupling. The assembly is characterised in that a set of locking pins are provided on the socket member that are extendable into the channels (15) so as, in use, to trap the tabs (7) in undercuts 15k of the channels (15), thereby preventing unintentional release of the plug (3) from the socket (2), and retractable from the channels (15) so as to enable release of the plug (3) from the socket (2).</p> |