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US 5,131,862 AGranted
Coaxial cable connector ring
OwnerMikhail Gershfeldinventor
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Abstract
A resilient C shaped connector ring is described which can be snapped onto a BNC type coaxial connector plug. The connector ring includes a pair of short protrusions that prevent the outer shell of the modified BNC type coaxial connector plug from rotating. Also included is a pair of long protrusions that provide a gripping action when the modified BNC type coaxial connector plug is installed.
Claims5
In combination, a BNC type coaxial connector plug having an outer shell, a knurled gripping flange, and a coupling flange;
- and a coaxial connector ring which is mounted on said plug, the connector ring, made of a resilient material, comprising a plurality of short protrusions about the circumference of the ring which prevents the normal rotational capability of the outer shell of the plug, and a plurality of long protrusions about the circumference of the ring which, upon mating the combination to a BNC jack with lock pins, said protrusions will ride over corresponding lock pins of the jack that lie in conjunction and latch the connector plug in place;
- thus converting the normal rotational engagement of plug and jack to a resilient latch engagement.
A quick connect, quick disconnect BNC type coaxial connector plug comprising:
- a) a BNC type coaxial connector plug having an outer shell, a knurled gripping flange, and a coupling flange;
- b) a coaxial connector ring, made of a resilient material, which is fixed to the outer shell of the BNC plug and is of sufficient width to span the distance between the coupling flange and the knurled gripping flange of the BNC plug, thereby converting the normal rotational engagement of the plug to a resilient latching engagement by spring means to lock pins of a mating BNC jack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.