Universal cable connector with interchangeable color bands
AssigneeBelden Inc.
InventorRandall A. Holliday
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Abstract
A connector of termination assembly for a mini-coaxial cable in different embodiments is made up of an extension tip which is preassembled in a connector body to receive the inner conductor pin on the cable, a first inner sleeve which fits over an exposed end of the dielectric layer, a second outer sleeve which surrounds a compression ring, and a crimping ring is mounted on the outside of the outer sleeve to force the sleeves to be radially contracted into crimping engagement with the cable. Variations of the connector body may be employed for different types of connectors including modifications in the extension tip to facilitate insertion of the conductor into the assembly and color bands to signify the size of cable and intended application.
Claims14
A cable connector having a hollow cylindrical body provided with a fastening member extending from one end of said body for interchangeable connection to one of a plurality of electronic devices, each of said devices having a different application, a pair of inner and outer concentric sleeves at an opposite end of said body between which a compression ring is insertable, an extension tip insertable into said inner sleeve, and a coaxial cable having a conductor end insertable within a recessed end of said extension tip for electrical connection to a selected one of said devices, and a criping member adapted to be advanced over said outer sleeve to compress said inner sleeve into crimping engagement with said cable.
In a fitting for connecting a coaxial cable in centered relation to a hollow connector body wherein said cable includes an elongated conductor pin and wherein said connector body includes inner and outer sleeve members in spaced concentric relation to one another, the improvement comprising:
- an extension tip inserted in a main bore of said connector body, said tip provided with a recess at one end for insertion of said conductor pin and an extension rod removably connected to an opposite end of said tip and wherein said tip and said rod are slidable through said connector body in response to axial movement of said cable and pin through said connector body;
- a compression ring composed of a flexible plastic material being of a thickness to compensate for the spacing between said inner spaced concentric sleeve member and said cable;
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- means for crimping said sleeve members and said crimping ring whereby to force said inner sleeve into engagement with said cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.