Modular cable replacement
AssigneeMagnum Shielding Corporation
InventorsScott L. Hurwitz, Christopher J. Hughson, Ian R. Adey
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a cable coupling assembly for releasably coupling a first cable subassembly and a second cable assembly. The second cable subassembly includes a coupler affixed to a core of the second cable subassembly. The coupler is configured to engage a first slug of the first cable assembly in a capture socket of the coupler, wherein the coupler is slidably received within a casing connected to the first cable subassembly. The coupler can be affixed to the core of the second cable subassembly to preclude longitudinal translation or rotation relative to the second core.
Claims19
A cable coupling assembly comprising:
- (a) a length of a cable subassembly extending along a longitudinal axis, the cable subassembly having a core and a jacket surrounding the core, wherein the core is moveable along the longitudinal axis relative to the jacket, and the cable subassembly including a core first end, a jacket first end, a core second end, and a jacket second end;
- (b) a longitudinal adjuster having a ferrule component, a compensating component, and a lock;
- the ferrule component affixed to the jacket first end, the compensating component longitudinally translatable relative to the ferrule component, and the lock configured to operatively retain the ferrule component relative to the compensating component;
- the compensating component including an engagement interface configured to provide a mechanical connection;
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- (c) a coupler fixed to the core first end to preclude non-destructive separation of the coupler from the first core end, the coupler including a capture socket and an access passage, wherein the access passage extends along the longitudinal axis from the capture socket to an exterior of the coupler.
A cable coupling assembly comprising:
- (a) a length of a first cable subassembly extending along a longitudinal axis, the first cable subassembly having a first core and a first jacket surrounding the first core, wherein the first core is moveable along the longitudinal axis relative to the first jacket;
- (b) a first ferrule affixed to a first end of the first jacket;
- (c) a first slug affixed to a first end of the first core;
- (d) a casing connected to the first ferrule and extending along the longitudinal axis, the casing including an engaging surface spaced from the first ferrule along the longitudinal axis;
- (e) a length of a second cable subassembly extending along the longitudinal axis, the second cable subassembly having a second core and a second jacket surrounding the second core, wherein the second core is moveable along the longitudinal axis relative to the second jacket,
- (f) a longitudinal adjuster having a ferrule component, a compensating component, and a lock;
- the ferrule component affixed to a first end of the second jacket, the compensating component longitudinally translatable relative to the ferrule component, and the lock configured to operatively retain the ferrule component relative to the compensating component;
- the compensating component including an engagement surface configured to provide a mechanical connection with the engaging surface of the casing;
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- (g) a coupler sized to pass along the longitudinal axis within the casing, the coupler fixed to the second core and including (i) a capture socket and (ii) an access passage, wherein the capture socket is sized to receive the first slug and the access passage is sized to slidable receive a portion of the first core.
A method of releasably connecting a first cable subassembly and a second cable subassembly, the method comprising:
- (a) passing, a coupler fixed to a core of a second cable subassembly to preclude at least one of rotational and longitudinal movement of the coupler relative to the core of the second cable subassembly, through a length of a casing connected to a ferrule affixed to a jacket of a first cable subassembly;
- (b) locating a slug affixed to a core of the first cable subassembly within a capture socket in the coupler;
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- (c) locking a compensating component of a longitudinal adjuster relative to a ferrule component of the longitudinal adjuster to retain the compensating component at given longitudinal position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.