Method and assembly for connecting a coaxial cable to an externally threaded connecting part

An assembly for connecting a coaxial cable to an externally threaded connecting part, the connecting assembly comprising:

• a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends,
• the tubular fitting comprising a rotatable nut at the first end to threadably engage an externally threaded connecting part,
• the second end adapted to receive a coaxial cable;
• and
• a shield assembly which extends fully around the rotatable nut,
• wherein the second end of the tubular fitting has a connecting body to receive an insulating core on a coaxial cable and the tubular fitting further comprises a surrounding sleeve which is radially deformable from a starting state into a holding state to capture a metallic sheath and an insulating jacket on a coaxial cable between the connecting body and surrounding sleeve, the surrounding sleeve being exposed axially frm the shield assembly sufficiently to allow the surrounding sleeve to be changed from the starting state into the holding state,
• wherein a tool can be directed axially into engagement with the rotatable nut to facilitate turning of the rotatable nut,
• the shield assembly blocking radial access to the rotatable nut by a turning tool.

An assembly for connecting a coaxial cable to an externally threaded connecting part, the connecting assembly comprising:

• a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends,
• the tubular fitting comprising a rotatable nut at the first end to threadably engage an externally threaded connecting part,
• the second end adapted to receive a coaxial cable;
• and
• a shield assembly extending around the rotatable nut,
• wherein the second end of the tubular fitting has a connecting body to receive an insulating core on a coaxial cable and the tubular fitting further comprises a surrounding sleeve which is radially deformable from a starting state into a holding state to capture a metallic sheath and an insulating jacket on a coaxial cable between the connecting body and surrounding sleeve, the surrounding sleeve being exposed axially from the shield assembly sufficiently to allow the surrounding sleeve to be changed from the starting state into the holding state.

An assembly for connecting a coaxial cable to an externally threaded connecting part, the connecting assembly comprising:

• a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends,
• the tubular fitting comprising a rotatable nut at the first end to threadably engage an externally threaded connecting part,
• the second end adapted to receive a coaxial cable,
• means on the tubular fitting that can be reconfigured to grippingly hold an end of a coaxial cable;
• and
• shield means operatively connected to the tubular fitting for permitting access to the rotatable nut by a turning tool directed axially up to the rotatable nut and for blocking access to the rotatable nut by a turning tool directed radially toward the rotatable nut,
• the shield means configured so that the means on the tubular fitting can be reconfigured to grippingly hold an end of a coaxial cable with the shield means operatively connected to the tubular fitting.

A method of connecting a coaxial cable to an externally threaded connecting part through a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends and a rotatable nut at the first end, the method comprising the steps of:

• threadably connecting the rotatable nut to the externally threaded connecting part;
• attaching a shield assembly to the tubular fitting so that the shield assembly blocks radial access to the rotatable nut;
• directing the coaxial cable into the second end of the tubular fitting;
• and
• with the coaxial cable in the second end of the tubular fitting and the shield assembly attached to the tubular fitting, reconfiguring the tubular fitting to grippingly hold the coaxial cable and tubular fitting together.