Interface terminating device
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorsNoah P. Montena, Brian K. Hanson
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Abstract
An interface terminating device for an interface port includes, in one embodiment, a resistor having first and second conductive leads and a resistive element between the first and second leads. The interface terminating device includes a resistor holder and resistor engager which cooperate together to establish electrical contact with an interface port.
Claims33
An interface terminating device comprising:
- a resistor device comprising a first conductive lead, a second conductive lead, and a resistive element disposed therebetween,
- a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor device such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to electrically engage inner and outer conductors of an interface port, the first conductive lead configured to be guided into an aperture of the interface port and the second conductive lead configured to be urged against a peripheral side surface of the interface port,
- the housing assembly comprising a resistor holder and a resistor engager, the resistor holder configured to position the conductive leads of the resistor device relative to the inner and outer conductors of the interface port, and the resistor engager configured to effect a solderless connection between the conductive leads of the resistor device and the inner and outer conductors of the interface port, the resistor holder configured to threadably engage the interface port to axially displace the first conductive lead of the resistor device into an aperture of the interface port, and
- an insulating device configured to center, and define the aperture for receiving, the first conductive lead along an elongate axis,
- wherein the resistive device simulates an impedance value of a coaxial cable at the open end of the interface port to obviate passive intermodulation,
- wherein the housing assembly is configured to urge the second conductive lead against a peripheral side surface of the interface port, and
- wherein the resistor engager of the housing assembly engages at least one annular ring disposed on an external cylindrical surface of the resistor engager, the annular ring facilitating rotation of the resistor engager relative to the resistor holder such that an axial slot aligns with and rotates the second conductive lead in an orbital motion about an elongate axis.
An interface terminating device, comprising:
- a resistor device comprising a first conductive lead, a second conductive lead, and a resistive element disposed therebetween, and
- a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor device such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to electrically engage inner and outer conductors of an interface port, the first conductive lead is configured to be guided into an aperture of the interface port and the second conductive lead is configured to be urged against a peripheral side surface of the interface port.
An interface port terminator, comprising:
- a resistor having a resistive element and at least one conductive lead;
- and
- a housing assembly configured to form at least one solder-less electrical connection between the at least one conductive lead and a conductor of the interface port when a resistor engager of the housing assembly is configured for assembly with the resistor and the interface port.
A terminator for an interface port comprising:
- a resistor having a conductor lead;
- and
- a solder-less connection structure configured to form a solder-less connection between the conductor lead of the resistor and an outer conductor of an interface port when the terminator engages the interface port.
The interface terminating device of claim 25 wherein the resistor simulates an impedance value of a coaxial cable at the open end of the interface port to obviate passive intermodulation.
The interface terminating device of claim 25 wherein the solder-less connection structure includes a resistor holder and a resistor engager, the resistor holder configured to position the conductor lead of the resistor relative to inner and outer conductors of the interface port, and the resistor engager configured to effect a solderless connection between the conductor lead of the resistor and an outer conductor of the interface port.
The interface terminating device of claim 26 further comprising an insulating device configured for centering, and defining the aperture for receiving, the first conductive lead along an elongate axis.
The interface terminating device of claim 28 wherein the solder-less connection structure is configured to urge the conductor lead against the interface port having a plurality of male threads along a peripheral side surface.
A resistor for a coaxial cable interface terminating device, comprising:
- a resistive element defining an elongate axis;
- a first conductive lead having a first contact portion
- a second conductive lead having a second contact portion
- wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions of the first and second conductive leads is off-axis relative to elongate axis of the resistive element.
The resistor of claim 32 wherein the first contact portion of the first conductive lead is co-axial with the elongate axis and wherein the second conductive lead is recurved such that the second contact portion thereof is parallel with, and spaced away from, the elongate axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.