# US 2016/0365652 A1 · Coaxial connector splice > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0365652 A1 - Document ID: US20160365652A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/249,365 - Filed: 2016-08-27 - Published: 2016-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2014-04-05 - Assignees: PerfectVision Manufacturing, Inc. - Applicants: Perfectvision Manufacturing, Inc. - Inventors: Vincent Shaw; Glen David Shaw; Yiping Hu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160365652A1 ## CPC - H01R 9/0503: {Connection between two cable ends} - H01R 9/0521: {Connection to outer conductor by action of a nut} - H01R 24/542: {Adapters} - H01R 31/06: Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter (with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94) - H01R 2103/00: Two poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A coaxial cable connector splice including a central conductor extending between opposed ends and an insulating structure interposed between the central conductor and an outer body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A coaxial connector comprising: a pin supported within a body; the pin having opposed end sections joined by a pin middle section; each end section spaced away from the body by a pin support; and, a compression brace within the body; wherein the compression brace preferentially bears forces on the pin supports that tend to compress the pin. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connector of claim 1 further comprising: in each end section, a proximal contactor and a distal pin hanger; the contactor including a variable aperture formed by tongues extending from the middle section; and, the contactor for receiving the center conductor of a coaxial cable that is for insertion into the pin via a fixed aperture formed by a pin hanger. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The connector of claim 2 further comprising resilient fingers configured to urge the tongues toward a pin central axis when the center conductor of a coaxial cable connector enters the variable aperture. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The connector of claim 3 wherein the resilient fingers project from the pin supports. ### Claim 5 A coaxial connector splice comprising: a cylindrical center pin with a longitudinal seam; the pin having opposed end sections joined by a pin middle section; each end section including a proximal contactor and a distal pin hanger; each contactor including a variable aperture formed by tongues extending from the middle section; each contactor for receiving the center conductor of a coaxial cable; the center conductor for insertion into the pin variable aperture via a fixed aperture formed by a pin hanger; and, the pin hangers encircled by respective insulating structures. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The connector of claim 5 further comprising: a compression brace within the splice body; and, wherein the compression brace is for preferentially bearing forces urging the insulating structures closer together. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The connector of claim 6 further wherein one or more of the tongues has a surface bump forming an opposing surface cavity that faces a pin longitudinal axis and conforms to a coaxial cable center conductor. ### Claim 8 A coaxial connector method comprising the steps of: providing a seizing pin within a body, the pin having a first end section; providing in the end section a proximal contactor and a distal pin hanger, the contactor having tongues; each tongue defined by three pin sidewall slots; and, the contactor seizing a coaxial cable center conductor when insertion of the conductor between the tongues urges spreading of the tongues which is resisted by resilient fingers configured to restrain tongue movement. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of: providing a pin second end section opposite the pin first end section, the second end section including a proximal contactor and a distal pin hanger; and, providing a pin middle section between the first and second end sections, the first end contactor tongues extending from the middle section and second end contactor tongues extending from the middle section. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of positioning the resilient fingers around the first end contactor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of: centering the first pin end in the body via a first insulator affixed to the body; and, wherein the first insulator incorporates the resilient fingers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of: centering the second pin end in the body via a second insulator; and, providing a compression brace within the splice body; wherein the compression brace preferentially bears forces urging the first insulator to move closer to the second insulator. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of forming the distal pin hanger as a tube. ### Claim 14 A coaxial connector comprising: a pin supported by spaced apart first and second insulators, the insulator spacing being fixed; the pin having a middle section flanked by left and right end sections; in the left end section, a first portion of the pin forming a contactor tongue and a second portion of the pin surrounding the tongue; and, a slotted tongue boundary between the first and second pin portions for enabling tongue deflection for contacting a coaxial cable center conductor inserted in the pin. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The connector of claim 14 further comprising: in the right end section, a third portion of the pin forming a contactor tongue and a fourth portion of the pin surrounding the tongue; and, a slotted tongue boundary between the third and fourth pin portions for enabling tongue deflection for contacting a coaxial cable center conductor inserted in the pin. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The connector of claim 15 further comprising: a plurality of contactor tongues in the first end section; and, resilient fingers surrounding the first end section contactor, the resilient fingers resisting tongue deflection away from the pin centerline when a coaxial cable center conductor is inserted in the pin. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The connector of claim 16 further comprising a compression brace within the splice body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The connector of claim 17 wherein the compression brace preferentially bears forces urging the first insulator to move closer to the second insulator. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The connector of claim 18 wherein the left end section terminates with a pin hanger. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The connector of claim 19 wherein the pin hanger is formed as a tube.