Mini-coaxial cable splice connector assemblies and wall mount installation tool therefor
AssigneeRHPS Ventures, LLC
InventorsRandall Holliday, Robert Parker, Ronald Munsterman
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Abstract
A splice connector assembly for electrically connecting or splicing mini-coaxial cable ends together includes an insert having opposed conductor pin-receiving sockets, a crimping member at one end of the body for crimping one cable end to the body with its conductor pin inserted into one of the sockets, and another cable end having its conductor pin inserted into the other socket, the assembly being conformable for use alone or in wall mount applications and with a wall mount clip color-coded to signify intended application of the splice connector for different uses and a tool for positioning the clip onto the connector body.
Claims28
In a splice connector assembly for connecting male ends of a pair of cables to a hollow elongated connector body, the improvement comprising:
- an adapter inserted into said body having a first elongated member of electrically conductive material including a recess at one end to receive an exposed inner conductor portion of one of said cables, and longitudinal slots in surrounding relation to said recess, and a second elongated member at an opposite end of said adapter having a socket end portion to receive an exposed inner conductor portion of the other of said cables in snug-fitting relation to said socket end portion;
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- means for compressing one end of said connector body and said first elongated member into engagement with said adapter and said one cable.
In a splice connector assembly for connecting ends of a pair of cables to a hollow connector body wherein at least one cable is of the type having inner and outer concentric electrical conductors, an annular dielectric separating said conductors and an outer jacket of electrically non-conductive material, said inner and outer conductors having exposed portions and said inner conductor projecting beyond said dielectric at one end of said cable, the improvement comprising:
- an insert mounted in said connector body for insertion of one of said cables therein, said insert including an adapter sleeve a first portion of electrically non-conductive material to receive said dielectric and a second portion of electrically conductive material contacting said exposed portion of said outer conductor;
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- a crimping ring disposed at one end of said body.
In a splice connector assembly for connecting a pair of coaxial cables to opposite ends of a hollow elongated connector body which is provided with a fastening member at one end for interchangeable connection to one of a plurality of electronic devices, each of said devices having a different application, said cables being of the type having inner and outer concentric electrical conductors, an annular dielectric separating said conductors and an outer jacket of electrically non-conductive material, the improvement comprising:
- an adapter sleeve of electrically conductive material contacting an exposed portion of said outer conductor, and means for limiting inward radial deformation of said sleeve into engagement with said jacket while avoiding electrical contact with said outer conductor;
- a crimping ring of a selected color representing the size of said cable for which said connector body is designed;
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- an external color band mounted in a groove on said connector body, said band being of a selected color to signify the intended application of said assembly to a particular use.
In a hand-held tool of the type provided with an elongated body and means to actuate a plunger having a chuck member at one end thereof toward and away from an upstanding support for a coaxial cable connector releasably positioned between said support and said chuck to receive a wall mounting clamp on said connector, the improvement comprising:
- a generally bowl-shaped fitting releasably mounted on said chuck including a circular edge in facing relation to said support, said circular edge being of a diameter greater than that of said connector and wherein axial advancement of said plunger toward said support causes said circular edge to advance said wall mounting member in an axial direction over said connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.