US Patent Issued to Amphenol Cable and Interconnect Technologies on March 31 for "Electrical connector assembly with snap locking features" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,506, issued on March 31, was assigned to Amphenol Cable and Interconnect Technologies Inc. (St. Augustine, Fla.).

"Electrical connector assembly with snap locking features" was invented by Joseph W. Chvala (St. Augustine, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector assembly for use with conductors includes a pin assembly with a pin and a socket assembly to mate with the pin assembly. The socket assembly includes a socket body configured to receive the pin. A finger collar surrounds the socket body, and a locking collar surrounds and is rotatable on the finger collar. The locking collar moves between an unlocked posit...