Breakaway connectors for coaxial cables
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorNoah P. Montena
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Abstract
A breakaway coaxial cable connector includes a conductive body configured to engage a cable. The conductive body is configured to be selectively coupled to an interface port to maintain electrical connectivity between the cable and the interface during operation of the connector when a first tension force below a predetermined threshold level is applied between the cable and the interface port, and the conductive body is configured to be selectively de-coupled from the interface port so as to interrupt electrical connectivity between the cable and the interface port during operation of the connector when a second tension force above the predetermined threshold level is applied between the cable and the interface port.
Claims20
A breakaway coaxial cable connector, comprising:
- a connector portion configured to be affixed to a prepared end of a coaxial cable;
- an adapter portion configured to be removably coupled with the connector portion, slidingly coupled with an interface port, and rotatingly uncoupled from the interface port;
- wherein the connector portion includes a retention structure configured to be coupled with a retention structure of the adapter portion at a first retention force;
- wherein the adapter portion includes a contact configured to biasingly couple the adapter portion with the interface port at a second retention force that is greater than the first retention force;
- wherein the retention structures of the connector portion and the adapter portion are configured to uncouple in response to an axial tension force that is greater than the first retention force being applied to the connector portion such that the connector portion uncouples from the adapter portion;
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- wherein the contact of the adapter portion is configured to maintain the adapter portion coupled with the interface port when the connector portion becomes uncoupled from the adapter portion in response to the axial tension force.
A breakaway coaxial cable connector, comprising:
- a connector portion configured to be affixed to a prepared end of a coaxial cable;
- an adapter portion configured to be removably coupled with the connector portion;
- wherein the adapter portion is configured to be coupled with the connector portion at a first retention force;
- wherein the adapter portion is configured to be coupled with an interface port at a second retention force that is greater than the first retention force and to be rotatingly uncoupled from the interface port;
- wherein the connector portion is configured to uncouple from the adapter portion in response to an axial tension force being applied to the connector portion that is greater than the first retention force;
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- wherein the adapter portion is configured to remain coupled with the interface port when the connector portion becomes uncoupled from the adapter portion in response to the axial tension force.
A breakaway coaxial cable connector, comprising:
- a connector portion configured to be affixed to a prepared end of a coaxial cable;
- an adapter portion configured to be removably coupled with the connector portion;
- wherein the adapter portion is configured to be coupled with an interface port and to be rotatingly uncoupled from the interface port;
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- wherein the connector portion is configured to uncouple from the adapter portion in response to an axial tension force being applied to the connector portion;
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- wherein the adapter portion is configured to remain coupled with the interface port when the connector portion becomes uncoupled from the adapter portion in response to the axial tension force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.