Connecting device for connecting and grounding coaxial cable connectors
AssigneePCT International, Inc.
InventorTimothy Lee Youtsey
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Abstract
A connecting device configured to be installed on a first coaxial cable connector to facilitate connection of the first connector to a second connector and to maintain ground continuity across the connectors. In some embodiments, the connecting device includes a grounding element disposed in a gripping member, the grounding element including one or more projections configured to extend beyond an end of the gripping member to conductively engage an outer surface of the second connector.
Claims20
A device for attaching a first coaxial cable connector to a second coaxial cable connector, the first coaxial cable connector having a threaded connecting ring rotatably coupled to a sleeve, the device comprising:
- a gripping member configured to operably receive at least a portion of the first coaxial cable connector;
- and
- a grounding element at least partially disposed in the gripping member, wherein the grounding element is configured to (a) conductively contact the connecting ring, (b) extend beyond an outer edge of the connecting ring, and (c) extend only partially around a circumference of the connecting ring, when the first coaxial cable connector is operably received by the gripping member.
A connecting device, comprising:
- a hollow member configured to receive a male coaxial cable connector and having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
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- at least one grounding element carried by the hollow member such that, when the hollow member receives the male coaxial cable connector, the at least one grounding element (a) conductively contacts a rotatable ring of the male coaxial cable connector, (b) circumferentially extends around only a portion of the rotatable ring, and (c) axially extends beyond a central conductor of the male coaxial cable connector.
A system for connection to a female F-connector, the system comprising:
- a coaxial cable;
- a male F-connector electrically connected to an end portion of the coaxial cable and including a sleeve and a rotatable ring;
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- a connecting device including—
- wrench portion configured to receive the rotatable ring of the male F-connector;
- and
- a grounding element positioned at least partially within the wrench portion, wherein the grounding element includes—
- a first portion configured to conductively contact the sleeve of the male F-connector;
- a second portion configured to conductively contact the rotatable ring of the male F-connector;
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- an end portion configured to conductively contact the female F-connector when the rotatable ring is mated to the female F-connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.