Antenna joint connector
AssigneeCenturion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBlaine Bateman, Richard Loffler, Randy Bancroft
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Abstract
To attain the advantages of and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, a connector for an antenna is provided. The connector comprises a nut, insulator, contact pin, sleeve, and a captive housing. The connector is such that the housing can be positioned and angled relatively to a radio frequency device as desired and then locked in place by tightening the nut (or interface) on the device.
Claims20
A connector for an antenna, comprising:
- a housing for an antenna, the housing comprising an inner surface and a outer surface;
- a housing opening defined by an inner surface edge;
- the inner surface having at least one inner surface engaging element;
- an interface;
- the interface having a proximate end and a distal end, the distal end to connect to a radio frequency device;
- the proximate end having an outer wall and an inner wall;
- the outer wall having at least one outer wall engaging element corresponding to the at least one inner surface engaging element;
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- the housing and the interface being rotatably coupled by the at least one inner surface engaging element and the at least one outer wall engaging element.
The connector according to 7 wherein the radiating portion and the housing can be angled and positioned with respect to the radio frequency device.
A connector for an antenna, comprising:
- a housing for an antenna, the housing comprising an inner surface and a outer surface, the inner surface having at least one anti-rotation protrusion;
- a housing opening defined by an inner surface edge;
- a conductive sleeve residing in the housing opening and adjacent the inner surface;
- an insulator residing in the conductive sleeve;
- at least one anti-rotation detent coupling the conductive sleeve and the insulator causing the conductive sleeve and the insulator to rotation substantially in unison;
- the at least one anti-rotation protrusion shaped to cooperatively engage the at least one anti-rotation detent to cause the housing, inner sleeve and the insulator to rotate substantially in unison;
- an interface;
- the interface having a proximate end and a distal end, the distal end to connect to a device;
- the proximate end having an outer wall and an inner wall;
- means for rotatably coupling the interface and the housing together residing on the outer wall and the inner surface, whereby
- the interface can be rotated with respect to the housing and when tightened the housing is locked in a position relative to the device.
A connector for an antenna, comprising:
- a housing for an antenna, the housing comprising an inner surface and a outer surface;
- a housing opening defined by an inner surface edge;
- a first engagement device coupled to the inner surface;
- a conductive sleeve residing in the housing opening and adjacent the inner surface;
- an insulator residing in the conductive sleeve;
- means for causing rotation of the housing, the conductive sleeve, and the insulator to occur substantially in unison;
- an interface;
- the interface having a proximate end and a distal end, the distal end to connect to a radio frequency device;
- the proximate end having an outer wall and an inner wall;
- a second engagement device coupled to the outer wall;
- the first engagement device and the second engagement device cooperatively shaped to rotatably couple the housing and the interface, whereby the interface can be rotated with respect to the housing and when tightened the housing is locked in a position relative to the radio frequency device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.