US 2009/0260227 A1Published application

Compression tool mounted coaxial cable retaining apparatus and method

AssigneeJohn Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.

InventorNoah P. Montena

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Abstract

Provided is a coaxial cable connector compression tool comprising a resilient coaxial cable retaining mechanism, having a tool mounting portion, affixed to said compression tool and a compliant cable receiving portion configured to releasably retain a coaxial cable, wherein the cable retaining mechanism, which may be comprised or one or multiple pieces, bears minimal compression forces while positioned on said compression tool to hold said coaxial cable in proper alignment when said compression tool is operated. Moreover, a method is provided for retaining a coaxial cable in proper alignment during compression of a coaxial cable connector onto said coaxial cable.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A coaxial cable connector compression tool comprising:

a connector seat, wherein said connector seat bears compression forces related to the compression of a coaxial cable connector onto a coaxial cable by said compression tool;
and
a resilient retaining mechanism including a flexible coaxial cable receiving portion, the flexible coaxial cable receiving portion being configured to releasably retain a coaxial cable, wherein said flexible coaxial cable receiving portion of said retaining mechanism includes a cable retaining member being flexible substantially throughout its dimension, so that the entire portion of the cable retaining member is operable to flex and bend outward and allow releasable insertion of the coaxial cable into the flexible coaxial cable receiving portion of the resilient retaining mechanism;
and further
wherein said retaining mechanism is attached to said compression tool in a manner so as to prevent transfer of substantial compression force to any portion of said resilient retaining mechanism.

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A compression tool mounted coaxial cable retaining apparatus comprising:

a compliant structure, said structure being separate from a compression force-bearing cradle portion of a compression tool, wherein said structure includes:
a tool mounting portion, affixed to said compression tool;
and
a flexible coaxial cable receiving portion, the flexible coaxial cable receiving portion being configured to releasably retain a coaxial cable, wherein said flexible coaxial cable receiving portion of said compliant structure includes a cable retaining member being operable throughout its entirety to flex and bend outward and allow releasable insertion of the coaxial cable into the flexible coaxial cable receiving portion of the compliant structure;
and,
wherein said compliant structure bears minimal compression forces while positioned on said compression tool to hold said coaxial cable in proper alignment when said compression tool is operated to compress a coaxial cable connector onto said cable.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/476,289Filed 2 Jun 2009
Priority: 25 Oct 2006
Published: 22 Oct 2009
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

H01R 43/04
Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or…
H01R 43/042
For forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool: hand tools for crimping
Y10T 29/49185
By deforming: of terminal
Y10T 29/49194
Conductor or circuit manufacturing: assembling elongated conductors, e.g., splicing, etc.

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Application11/552,748Continuation · filed 25 Oct 2006
Application12/476,289Continuation
US 2008/0098592 A1Published application
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