Slotted cable guide
AssigneeJohn Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
InventorNoah Montena
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Abstract
A guide for inserting the prepared end of a coaxial cable into the cylindrical post of an end connector of a coaxial cable. The guide is an elongated member that is fabricated of a resilient material having a plurality flat sides that come together at equal angles to form a number of corners. The bisectors of the corner angles all cross at the central axis of the guide with the length of each bisector between the center axis and the corner being substantially equal to or greater than the inside radius of the post. A central slot passes axially through the guide and a slit passes radially through one side wall of the guide to form an entrance that opens into the slot.
Claims25
A guide for inserting the prepared end of a coaxial cable into centered relation with a cylindrical post of a coaxial cable connector, the prepared end of the coaxial cable having a center conductor extending from the end face of an inner dielectrical layer, a wire mesh covering the inner dielectric layer and having an outer protective jacket, the wire mesh set back from the end face of the inner dielectric layer and being rolled back over the protective jacket, wherein said guide includes:
- an elongated member made of a resilient material, said elongated member having an exterior surface and having an internal axially extending slot;
- said elongated member having at least three axially disposed contact surfaces on the exterior surface;
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- said elongated member further having a slit passing radially from the exterior surface to the slot to form an entrance into the slot, whereby the center conductor can be moved through the slit into engagement with the slot.
A guide for inserting the prepared end of coaxial cable into centered relation with a cylindrical post of a coaxial cable end connector, said prepared end of the cable containing a center conductor extending from the end face of an inner dielectric layer, a wire mesh covering the inner dielectric layer and having an outer protective jacket, the wire mesh being set back from the end face of the inner dielectric layer and rolled back over the protective jacket, wherein said guide includes:
- an elongated member fabricated of a resilient material and having a central slot that extends axially through said member;
- said elongated member further includes a plurality of flat side walls that come together at equal angles to form corners that are arranged to ride in sliding contact against the inside wall surface of said post to compress the elongated member as it moves into said post;
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- said elongated member further including a slit that passes radially through one of said side walls to form an entrance that opens into said slot, said entrance having a width that is less than the diameter of the center conductor.
A method of aligning the prepared end of a coaxial cable within a cylindrical post of an end connector of a coaxial cable that includes the steps of:
- fabricating an elongated guide member of a resilient material so that the member has a series of flat sides that come together at equal angles to form corners, the bisectors of said corners at a central axis of said guide, the length of each bisector from the axis to the corner being slightly greater than the inside radius of the post;
- forming a central slot that passes axially through said elongated member;
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- forming a slit in one side wall of said elongated member that passes radially through the side wall and opens into the central passage to form an entrance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.