Coaxial cable connector interface for preventing mating with incorrect connector
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsKendrick Van Swearingen, David J. Smentek, Ronald A. Vaccaro
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Abstract
A 4.3/10 coaxial connector configured to receive a mating 4.3/10 connector includes: an inner contact; a dielectric spacer: and an outer contact, the dielectric spacer separating the inner contact and the outer contact. The outer contact includes an outer wall and a plurality of spring fingers, the spring fingers configured to deflect radially inwardly when the mating 4.3/10 connector is mated. The connector further comprises blocking structure that prevents mating of a Mini-Din connector.
Claims7
A similar interface blocking coaxial corrector, comprising:
- an inner contact defining a longitudinal axis;
- an outer contact positioned radially outwardly from the inner contact and having an axially-extending outer body and axially-extending spring fingers located radially inwardly of the outer body, each of the spring fingers including a radially-inward protrusion projecting to an inner diameter less than an inner diameter of an outer conductor cylinder of a mis-mating connector such that the radially-inward protrusions interfere with the outer conductor cylinder of the mis-mating connector to prevent radially-outward splaying of the spring fingers.
nector defined in claim 1, wherein the distal end of the at least one spring finger with the inward protrusion has a blocking surface generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the connection interface.
The connector defined in claim 2, wherein the blocking surfaces of the spring fingers form an overall blocking surface that is planar and annular.
A similar interface blocking coaxial connector, comprising:
- an inner contact;
- a dielectric spacer;
- an outer contact, the dielectric spacer separating the icier contact and the outer contact;
- the outer contact including an axially-extending outer body and a plurality of spring fingers positioned radially inwardly of the outer body, the spring fingers configured to deflect radially inwardly when the connector is mated with a mating connector;
- further comprising a blocking ring that engages with ends of the spring fingers to prevent radially-outward splaying of the spring fingers during attempted mating with a mis-inating connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.