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US 10,833,433 B2Granted
Connector having an inner conductor engager
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorsTimothy N. Tremba, Harold J. Watkins
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Abstract
A connector includes: (i) an inner conductor engager comprising at least one tab being flexible to define an opening engager, (ii) a driver configured to drive the inner conductor engager to a desired position along the inner conductor, and (iii) a housing coupled to the inner conductor engager. The opening is configured to receive an inner conductor of a coaxial cable and extends through the entire inner conductor engager thus allowing the inner conductor to electrically connect to an interface port.
Claims17
A connector for connecting to a coaxial cable, the connector comprising:
- a body portion comprising a first end and a second end, the body portion defining a bore;
- an inner sleeve portion at least partially disposed within the bore of the body portion;
- a coupling nut portion rotatably coupled to the inner sleeve portion, wherein the coupling nut portion is electrically conductive;
- a conductor retaining member centrally disposed within the inner sleeve;
- and
- an insulator having an outer surface,
- wherein the conductor retaining member is configured to receive an inner conductor of the coaxial cable such that the inner conductor is free to pass through the conductor retaining member in a first direction toward the first end of the body portion to a retained configuration, and is configured to restrict the inner conductor in the retained configuration from passing through the conductor retaining member in a second direction away from the coupling nut portion, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the insulator contacts an inner surface of the inner sleeve,
- wherein the conductor retaining member is disposed within an internal bore of the insulator,
- wherein the insulator member includes a second internal bore, wherein:
- the second internal bore extends from an insertion end of the insulator member to a first coupling surface that is non-orthogonally transverse to a central axis of the first internal bore;
- the second internal bore extends from the first coupling surface to an exit surface of the insulator member;
- and
- the outer surface of the insulator member is at least partially disposed within the inner sleeve;
- and
- the connector further comprising a second insulator member including a protruding portion having a second coupling surface, a base portion, and a third internal bore within the protruding portion and the base portion, wherein:
- the protruding portion of the second insulator member is slidably disposed within the first internal bore of the first insulator member;
- the second coupling surface is non-orthogonally transverse to the central axis of the first internal bore;
- and
- the second coupling surface of the second insulator member is offset from the first coupling surface of the first insulator member;
- wherein:
- the conductor retaining member comprises a central aperture;
- the conductor retaining member is disposed within the first internal bore between the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface such that it is substantially orthogonal with respect to the central avis of the first internal bore;
- and
- when the inner conductor is inserted into the central aperture and the first internal bore of the first insulator member, the coaxial cable translates the second insulator member such that the conductor retaining member becomes non-orthogonally transverse to the first internal bore of the first insulator member and contacts both the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface.
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A connector for connecting to a coaxial cable, the connector comprising:
- a body portion comprising a first end and a second end, the body portion defining a bore;
- an inner sleeve portion;
- a coupling nut portion rotatably coupled to the inner sleeve, wherein the coupling nut portion is electrically conductive;
- a conductor retainer centrally disposed in the inner sleeve;
- and
- an insulator disposed in the inner sleeve;
- and
- a second insulator configured to be received in the insulator,
- wherein the insulator is configured to engage the inner sleeve to retain the conductor retainer in the inner sleeve,
- wherein the second insulator is configured to engage an inner surface of the insulator to retain the conductor retainer in the insulator, and
- wherein the conductor retainer is configured to receive an inner conductor of the coaxial cable such that the inner conductor is free to pass through the conductor retainer in a first direction toward the first end of the body portion to a retained configuration, and is configured to restrict the inner conductor in the retained configuration from passing through the conductor retainer in a second direction away from the coupling nut portion.
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The connector of 9, wherein the insulator and the second insulator are configured to electrically insulate the conductor retainer from the coupling nut portion.
A connector for connecting to a coaxial cable, the connector comprising:
- a body portion comprising a first end and a second end, the body portion defining a bore;
- an inner sleeve portion;
- a coupling nut portion rotatably coupled to the inner sleeve, wherein the coupling nut portion is electrically conductive;
- a conductor retainer centrally disposed in the inner sleeve;
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- an insulator disposed in the inner sleeve,
- wherein the insulator is configured to engage the inner sleeve to retain the conductor retainer in the inner sleeve,
- wherein the conductor retainer is configured to receive an inner conductor of the coaxial cable such that the inner conductor is free to pass through the conductor retainer in a first direction toward the first end of the body portion to a retained configuration, and is configured to restrict the inner conductor in the retained configuration from passing through the conductor retainer in a second direction away from the coupling nut portion,
- wherein an internal bore of the insulator comprises an inner circumferential slot, and at least a portion of the conductor retainer is disposed within the inner circumferential slot, and
- wherein the insulator includes a second internal bore, wherein:
- the internal bore extends from an insertion end of the insulator to a first coupling surface that is non-orthogonally transverse to a central axis of the first internal bore;
- the second internal bore extends from the first coupling surface to an exit surface of the insulator;
- and
- the outer surface of the insulator is at least partially disposed within the inner sleeve;
- and
- the connector further comprising a second insulator including a protruding portion having a second coupling surface, a base portion, and a third internal bore within the protruding portion and the base portion, wherein:
- the protruding portion of the second insulator is slidably disposed within the first internal bore of the insulator;
- the second coupling surface is non-orthogonally transverse to the central axis of the first internal bore;
- and
- the second coupling surface of the second insulator is offset from the first coupling surface of the insulator;
- wherein:
- the conductor retainer comprises a central aperture;
- the conductor retainer is disposed within the internal bore between the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface such that it is substantially orthogonal with respect to the central axis of the internal bore;
- and
- when the inner conductor is inserted into the central aperture and the first internal bore of the insulator, the coaxial cable translates the second insulator such that the conductor retainer becomes non-orthogonally transverse to the first internal bore of the insulator and contacts both the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.