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US 2009/0020656 A1Published application
Connector retainers and methods of securing a connector to a receptacle
AssigneeThe Nielsen Company (US), LLC
InventorMark Richard Cave
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Abstract
Connector retainers and methods of securing a connector to a receptacle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a gripping portion to engage an outer surface of a projecting portion of the receptacle; and a support extending from the gripping portion to be coupled to the connector with the gripping portion located closer to a base of the projecting portion than a sleeve contact of the connector.
Claims25
An apparatus to secure a connector to a receptacle comprising:
- an annular gripping portion to engage an outer surface of a projecting portion of the receptacle, the annular gripping surface being dimensioned to slide onto the outer surface along a longitudinal axis of the receptacle;
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- a support extending from the gripping portion to be coupled to the connector with the gripping portion located closer to a base of the projecting portion than a sleeve contact of the connector.
A method of securing a connector to a projecting jack comprising:
- engaging an outer surface of the jack with an annular gripping portion of a retainer by sliding the gripping portion onto the outer surface along a longitudinal axis of the jack;
- coupling a support body of the retainer to the connector such that the gripping portion is located between at least a sleeve contact of the connector and a base of the jack.
A connector comprising:
- a cylindrical body to receive an end of a cable;
- a contact extending from a base portion to engage a recess of a receptacle;
- a gripping portion located forward of the cylindrical body to engage an outer surface of an extending portion of the receptacle, the annular gripping surface being dimensioned to slide onto the outer surface along a longitudinal axis of the receptacle;
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- a support joining the gripping portion and the cylindrical body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.