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US 10,148,243 B2Granted
Interface terminating device
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorsNoah P. Montena, Brian K. Hanson
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Abstract
An interface terminating device for an interface port includes, in one embodiment, a resistor having first and second conductive leads and a resistive element between the first and second leads. The interface terminating device includes a resistor holder and resistor engager which cooperate together to establish electrical contact with an interface port.
Claims165
An interface terminating device comprising:
- a resistor for a coaxial cable interface terminating device, comprising:
- a resistive element defining an elongate axis;
- a first conductive lead having a first contact portion;
- and
- a second conductive lead having a second contact portion,
- wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions of the first and second conductive leads is off-axis relative to the elongate axis of the resistive element;
- and
- a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to electrically engage inner and outer conductors of an interface port directly, the first conductive lead configured to be guided into an aperture of the interface port and the second conductive lead configured to be urged against an outside surface of the interface port,
- wherein a portion of the outside surface of the interface port is threaded so as to threadably engage the housing assembly.
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An interface terminating device comprising:
- a resistor for a coaxial cable interface terminating device, comprising:
- a resistive element defining an elongate axis;
- a first conductive lead having a first contact portion;
- and
- a second conductive lead having a second contact portion;
- and
- a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to contiguously engage inner and outer conductors of an interface port.
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An interface terminating device comprising:
- a resistor for a coaxial cable interface terminating device, comprising:
- a resistive element defining an elongate axis;
- a first conductive lead having a first contact portion;
- and
- a second conductive lead having a second contact portion,
- wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions of the first and second conductive leads is configured to be located off-axis relative to the elongate axis of the resistive element when the interface terminating device is assembled;
- and
- a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to electrically engage an interface port so as to form a continuous electrical connection between at least one of the first and second conductive leads and the interface port, the first conductive lead being configured to be guided into an aperture of the interface port and the second conductive lead being configured to axially overlap a portion of the interface port that is configured to be rotatably coupled to the housing assembly.
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An interface terminating device comprising:
- a resistor for a coaxial cable interface terminating device, comprising:
- a resistive element defining an elongate axis;
- a first conductive lead having a first contact portion;
- and
- a second conductive lead having a second contact portion,
- wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions of the first and second conductive leads is off-axis relative to the elongate axis of the resistive element;
- and
- a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to electrically engage inner and outer conductors of an interface port directly, the first conductive lead configured to be guided into an aperture of the interface port and the second conductive lead configured to be urged against an outside surface of the interface port,
- wherein the housing assembly is configured to form at least one solder-less connection between at least one of the first and second conductive leads and a conductor of the interface port when a resistor engager of the housing assembly is configured for assembly with the resistor and the interface port,
- wherein the resistor holder is configured to threadably engage the interface port to axially displace the first conductive lead of the resistor device into the aperture of the interface port, and
- wherein the first conductive lead is configured to axially engage the aperture of the interface port,
- wherein the resistor engager includes a guide surface configured to engage a forward portion of the second conductive lead into a slot of the resistor holder, and
- wherein an engagement surface is configured to urge a peripheral surface of the forward portion of the second conductive lead against an outer surface of the interface port, the peripheral surface electrically engaging the outer surface of the interface port.
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An interface terminating device comprising:
- a resistor for a coaxial cable interface terminating device, comprising:
- a resistive element defining an elongate axis;
- a first conductive lead having a first contact portion;
- and
- a second conductive lead having a second contact portion;
- and
- a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to contiguously engage inner and outer conductors of an interface port,
- wherein the housing assembly is configured to form at least one solder-less connection between at least one of the first and second conductive leads and a conductor of the interface port when a resistor engager of the housing assembly is configured for assembly with the resistor and the interface port,
- wherein the housing assembly includes a resistor holder and a resistor engager, the resistor holder configured to threadably engage the interface port to axially displace the first conductive lead of the resistor device into the aperture of the interface port,
- wherein the first conductive lead is configured to axially engage the aperture of the interface port,
- wherein the resistor engager includes a guide surface configured to engage a forward portion of the second conductive lead into a slot of the resistor holder,
- wherein an engagement surface is configured to urge a peripheral surface of the forward portion of the second conductive lead against an outer surface of the interface port, and
- wherein the peripheral surface is configured to electrically engage the outer surface of the interface port.
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An interface terminating device comprising:
- a resistor for a coaxial cable interface terminating device, comprising:
- a resistive element defining an elongate axis;
- a first conductive lead having a first contact portion;
- and
- a second conductive lead having a second contact portion,
- wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions of the first and second conductive leads is configured to be located off-axis relative to the elongate axis of the resistive element when the interface terminating device is assembled;
- and
- a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to electrically engage an interface port so as to form a continuous electrical connection between at least one of the first and second conductive leads and the interface port, the first conductive lead configured to be guided into an aperture of the interface port and the second conductive lead configured to axial overlap an outside surface of the interface port,
- wherein the housing assembly is configured to form at least one solder-less connection between at least one of the first and second conductive leads and a conductor of the interface port when a resistor engager of the housing assembly is configured to be assembled with the resistor and the interface port,
- wherein the resistor holder is configured to threadably engage the interface port so as to axially displace the first conductive lead of the resistor device into the aperture of the interface port,
- wherein the first conductive lead is configured to axially engage the aperture of the interface port,
- wherein the resistor engager includes a guide surface configured to engage a forward portion of the second conductive lead into a slot of the resistor holder, and
- wherein an engagement surface is configured to urge a peripheral surface of the forward portion of the second conductive lead against an outer surface of the interface port, the peripheral surface electrically engaging the outer surface of the interface port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.