Coaxial cable seizure assembly with stamped conductor for use in a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network device

A PCB-mounted coaxial cable seizure assembly for connecting to a coaxial cable in a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) network device, comprising:

• a printed circuit board (PCB);
• an insulator portion mounted to the PCB, the insulator portion defining a spring receptacle passageway extending to a center conductor pin receiving opening in a side of the insulator portion;
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• a stamped conductor fixed in the insulator portion, the stamped conductor including a leaf spring receptacle portion and a PCB mounting portion stamped from a single piece of metal, wherein the leaf spring receptacle portion is located in the spring receptacle passageway adjacent the center conductor pin receiving opening, wherein the leaf spring receptacle portion is configured to receive a coaxial cable center conductor pin that passes through the cable center pin receiving passageway, wherein the leaf spring receptacle portion is formed by opposing leaf spring members that are spaced to receive and apply a force to the coaxial cable center conductor pin, and wherein the PCB mounting portion extends from the leaf spring portion and is electrically connected to the PCB.

A hybrid-fiber coaxial (HFC) network device, comprising:

• a housing including at least one coaxial cable port configured to connect to a coaxial cable external to the housing;
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• at least one seizure assembly secured in the housing adjacent to the coaxial cable port such that a coaxial cable center conductor pin of the coaxial cable extends through the coaxial cable port and into the seizure assembly, wherein the seizure assembly comprises:
• an insulator portion defining a spring receptacle passageway extending to a center conductor pin receiving opening in a side of the insulator portion, wherein the spring receptacle passageway aligns with the at least one coaxial cable port in the housing;
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• a stamped conductor fixed in the insulator portion, the stamped conductor including a leaf spring receptacle portion located in the spring receptacle passageway adjacent the center conductor pin receiving opening, wherein the leaf spring receptacle portion is configured to receive and engage with the coaxial cable center conductor pin extending into the at least one coaxial cable port and passing through the center conductor pin receiving opening, wherein the leaf spring receptacle portion is formed by opposing leaf spring members that are spaced to receive and apply a force to the coaxial cable center conductor pin, and wherein the stamped conductor is stamped from a single piece of metal.