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US 5,207,596 AGranted
Solderless coaxial wire connector and method for attachment
AssigneeTandy Corporation
InventorNam D. Tran
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AssigneeTandy Corporation
InventorNam D. Tran
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An improved coaxial cable connector and method for attaching the same to a coaxial cable is disclosed. The improved cable connector comprises a center conductor pin, which may be hollow or solid, for providing electrical conductivity for the center wire, an outer conductor shell, which is concentric to the center pin, for providing electrical conductivity for the shielding wire, and an annular dielectric, such as a phenolic washer, mounted to the center conductor pin for insulating the conductor pin from the outer conductor shell. The improvement lies in the use of an inner wire receptor having a funnel portion for receiving the center wire and a holding portion, which is crimped, for mechanically and electrically securing the center wire. The connector is further improved by included an outer wire receptor, which mechanically and electrically secures the shielding wire by crimping, and an insulator receptor, which insulates the center wire and inner wire receptor from the shielding wire and outer wire receptor. The outer wire receptor is further improved by including a funnel portion concentric with the funnel portion of the inner wire receptor. Likewise, the insulator receptor also includes a funnel portion concentric with the funnel portion of the inner wire receptor.
An improved solderless coaxial cable connector for attaching to a coaxial cable having a center wire, a center wire insulating barrier, an outer conductive shielding wire, and an outer insulative jacket, the cable connector comprising at a first end a center conductor pin for providing an electrically conductive path for said center wire, at a middle section an outer conductor shell for providing an electrically conductive path for said shielding wire, and an annular dielectric mounted to said center conductor pin to insulate said conductor pin from said outer conductor shell, the improvement comprising:
A method for attaching a coaxial connector having a conductive center pin, a conductive outer shell separated from the center pin by an annular dielectric, first and second wire receptors, each having a guide portion having a tapered first end and a second end wider than said first end and a holding portion, said first end of said guide portion connected to said holding portion, said first and second wire receptors connected to said center pin and said outer shell, respectively, and an insulating barrier between said wire receptors, to a coaxial cable having a center wire, an outer wire shield, an inner insulator separating said center wire and said wire shield, and an outer insulator covering said wire shield, the method comprising the steps of:
A process for producing a coaxial cable comprising a coaxial connector having a conductive center pin, a conductive outer shell separated from said center pin by an annular dielectric, first and second wire receptors, each having a guide portion having a tapered first end and a second end wider than said first end and a holding portion, said first end of said guide portion connected to said holding portion, said first and second wire receptors connected to said center pin and said outer shell, respectively, and an insulating barrier between said wire receptors, said coaxial connector attached to a coaxial wire having a center wire, an outer wire shield, an inner insulator separating said center wire and said wire shield, and an outer insulator covering said wire shield, the process comprising the steps of:
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