# US 12,224,520 B2 · Electrical connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,224,520 B2 - Document ID: US12224520B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/842,032 - Filed: 2022-06-16 - Published: 2022-12-29 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-06-29 - Assignees: Ppc Broadband, Inc. - Applicants: Ppc Broadband, Inc. - Inventors: Andriy Lozhko - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12224520B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/5213: {Covers} - H01R 4/28: Clamped connections, spring connections (made by means of terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits H01R12/00) - H01R 13/5202: {Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings} - H01R 24/40: specially adapted for high frequency - H01R 24/54: Intermediate parts, e.g. adapters, splitters or elbows - H01R 2103/00: Two poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A cable connector includes a housing, a conductive insert affixed within the housing, a first conductive plug, and a second conductive plug. The housing defines a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port. The first conductive plug and the second conductive plug are removably affixed to the housing. The first conductive plug further includes a dust cap and an insulating pin that is rotationally fixed to the dust cap. The first conductive plug provides a single structure that is configured to block moisture and engage the first center conductor against the first end of the conductive insert. Alternatively, the first conductive plug may include a dust cap, an insulator and a pin that are rotationally affixed to one another. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable connector comprising: a housing configured to define a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port; a conductive insert configured to be affixed within the housing; a first conductive plug configured to be removably affixed to the housing; a second conductive plug configured to be removably affixed to the housing; wherein the first conductive plug includes a dust cap and an insulating pin which is configured to be rotationally fixed to the dust cap; wherein the first conductive plug is configured to block moisture from entering the housing and is configured to push a first center conductor of a first cable against a first end of the conductive insert; wherein the second conductive plug is configured to block moisture from entering the housing and is configured to push a second center conductor of a second cable against a second end of the conductive insert; wherein the dust cap is configured to define a recess configured to receive the insulating pin and wherein the insulating pin is configured to be press-fitted into the recess; wherein each of the first port, the second port, the third port, and the fourth port comprise a threaded bore; wherein the conductive insert includes an elongated member which extends from a first housing end to a second housing end; wherein a first end of the elongated member is configured to define a first threaded bore and a second threaded bore, and a second end of the elongated member is configured to define a third threaded bore and a fourth threaded bore; wherein the first conductive plug is configured to engage the first center conductor to the first end of the conductive insert, and the second conductive plug is configured to engage the second center conductor to the second end of the conductive insert; and wherein the first conductive plug and the second conductive plug are each configured to provide a single structure that blocks moisture and engages contact between the conductive insert against one of the first center conductor or the second center conductor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the first threaded bore of the conductive insert is configured to be axially aligned with the first port, the second threaded bore of the conductive insert is configured to be axially aligned with the second port, the third threaded bore of the conductive insert is configured to be axially aligned with the third port, and the fourth threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the fourth port. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cable connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the insulating pin includes a first portion having a first diameter, a second portion having second diameter, and a third portion having a third diameter, wherein the third diameter is less than each of the first diameter and the second diameter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cable connector as defined in claim 3, wherein the third portion of the insulating pin is configured to push a first central conductor of a first coaxial cable against the conductive insert. ### Claim 5 A cable connector comprising: a housing defining a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port; a conductive insert affixed within the housing; a first conductive plug removably affixed to the housing; a second conductive plug removably affixed to the housing; wherein the first conductive plug further includes a dust cap and an insulating pin that is rotationally fixed to the dust cap; and wherein the first conductive plug is configured to provide a single structure that blocks moisture and engages contact between the first center conductor and the first end of the conductive insert. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cable connector as defined in claim 5 wherein the first conductive plug is configured block moisture from entering the housing and is configured to push a first center conductor of a first cable against a first end of the conductive insert; and wherein the second conductive plug is configured block moisture from entering the housing and is configured to push a second center conductor of a second cable against a second end of the conductive insert. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The cable connector as defined in claim 5 wherein the dust cap defines a recess configured to receive the insulating pin and wherein the insulating pin is press-fitted into the recess. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The cable connector as defined in claim 5 wherein each of the first port, the second port, the third port, and the fourth port are a threaded bore. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The cable connector as defined in claim 5 wherein the conductive insert further comprises an elongated member that extends from a first housing end to a second housing end; and wherein a first end of the elongated member defines a first threaded bore and a second threaded bore and a second end of the elongated member defines a third threaded bore and a fourth threaded bore. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cable connector as defined in claim 9 wherein the first threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the first port, the second threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the second port, the third threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the third port, and the fourth threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the fourth port. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The cable connector as defined in claim 5 wherein the insulating pin includes a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having second diameter, and a third portion having a third diameter wherein the third diameter is less than each of the first diameter and the second diameter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cable connector as defined in claim 11 wherein the third portion of the insulating pin is configured to push a first central conductor of a first coaxial cable against the conductive insert. ### Claim 13 A cable connector comprising: a housing defining a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port; a conductive insert affixed within the housing; a first conductive plug removably affixed to the housing; a second conductive plug removably affixed to the housing; and wherein the first conductive plug further includes a dust cap, an insulator, and a pin that are rotationally affixed to each other such that the pin is configured to engage a first center conductor of a cable to a first end of the conductive insert; and wherein the first conductive plug is configured to provide a single structure that blocks moisture and engages contact between the first center conductor and the first end of the conductive insert. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The cable connector as defined in claim 13 wherein the first conductive plug is configured block moisture from entering the housing and is configured to push a first center conductor of a first cable against a first end of the conductive insert; and wherein the second conductive plug is configured block moisture from entering the housing and is configured to push a second center conductor of a second cable against a second end of the conductive insert. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cable connector as defined in claim 14 wherein the dust cap defines a recess configured to receive the insulator wherein the insulator is press-fitted into the recess. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The cable connector as defined in claim 15 wherein the insulator includes a first portion press-fitted within the recess of the dust cap and a second portion that defines an inner bore that is configured to receive a proximate end of a pin that is press-fitted into the inner bore. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The cable connector as defined in claim 16 wherein the pin is configured to push a first center conductor of a first cable against the conductive insert. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The cable connector as defined in claim 17 wherein the pin is formed from a conductive material. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The cable connector as defined in claim 13 wherein each of the first port, the second port, the third port, and the fourth port is a threaded bore. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The cable connector as defined in claim 13 wherein the conductive insert further comprises an elongated member that extends from a first housing end to a second housing end; and wherein a first end of the elongated member defines a first threaded bore and a second threaded bore and a second end of the elongated member defines a third threaded bore and a fourth threaded bore. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The cable connector as defined in claim 20 wherein the first threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the first port, the second threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the second port, the third threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the third port, and the fourth threaded bore of the conductive insert is axially aligned with the fourth port.