ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,413,014, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to HI REL CONNECTORS INC. (Claremont, Calif.).
"Electrical connector with pull release" was invented by Torin Lee Bowman (Claremont, Calif.) and Ramon A. Figueroa (Claremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector plug comprises two or more pivotable nut members that are configured to engage one or more threads on a receptacle to secure the connector plug to the receptacle in a closed position. A lanyard or merely a pivoting mechanism is configured to cause pivoting of the nut member to disengage the one or more threads in an open position to allow disengagement of the connector plug f...