US 12,451,645 B2
Backshell adapter assembly
Chandrashekhar Shivappa Kusagur, Bangalore (IN); Mathew MK Tharakan, Tewksbury, MA (US); Quentin Abraham, Norwood, MA (US); and Madhukar Krishnamurthy Cheeklimane, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to AMPHENOL INTERCONNECT INDIA PVT. LTD., Maharashtra (IN)
Filed by Amphenol Interconnect India Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra (IN)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/077,796.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195162 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/58 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/5841 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A backshell adapter assembly comprising:
a coupling member;
a ferrule positionable at least partially within the coupling member;
an adapter body including at least one support arm;
at least one swing arm connectable to said at least one support arm, said at least one swing arm being positionable relative to said at least one support arm at a plurality of distinct configurations; and
a threaded fastener configured to releaseably secure the at least one swing arm to the at least one support arm in each of the plurality of distinct configurations, wherein in a secured state the threaded fastener is configured to limit relative movement between the at least one swing arm and the at least one support arm and prevent disengagement between the at least one swing arm and the at least one support arm,
wherein one of said at least one support arm and said at least one swing arm defines a single respective recess formed therein and the other of said at least one support arm and said at least one swing arm comprises a single respective protrusion extending therefrom, said single protrusion being receivable within said single recess, wherein said single recess and said single protrusion define the plurality of distinct configurations, wherein the single respective protrusion is integrally formed with the respective swing arm or support arm and extends from a surface thereof, and
wherein a configuration of said single recess is identical to a configuration of said single protrusion such that the single protrusion is receivable within the single recess.