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US 5,316,494 AGranted
Snap on plug connector for a UHF connector
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsJames R. Flanagan, Michael S. Garland
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Abstract
An electrical plug (1) for connection to a jack (2), comprises, a plug portion (3) of termination of a coaxial cable, a coupling ring (4), a grip member (6) moveable over the coupling ring (4) and adapted to snap over a catch (8) at a forward end of the coupling ring (4), a portion of the coupling ring (4) being inwardly deflectable by the grip member (6), and a portion (10) on the coupling ring (4) that locks against the external diameter of the jack (2).
Claims12
An electrical plug for connection to a jack, comprising:
- a plug portion for termination of a coaxial cable,
- a coupling ring encircling the plug portion and adapted to encircle a threaded jack, at least a portion of the coupling ring being enlargeable radially,
- a projection on the coupling ring facing inwardly, the projection biasing the coupling ring radially when riding over threads of the threaded jack,
- an external catch on the coupling ring,
- a grip member encircling the coupling ring and being moveable forwardly relative to the coupling ring to a position encircling the enlargeable portion of the coupling ring,
- an inward facing catch member on the grip member in registration with said external catch, whereby said grip member encircles the enlargeable portion of the coupling ring to limit the radial expansion thereof.
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An electrical plug for connection to a threaded jack, comprises:
- a center contact connected to a center conductor of an electrical cable,
- a conductive outer shell concentrically encircling the center contact,
- a dielectric in a concentric space between the center conductor and the shell,
- a coupling ring for connection to a threaded coupling, the coupling ring having a radially inward projection on a radially deformable front end,
- and a grip member moveable over the coupling ring having an inward detent facing the coupling ring, the grip member in a retracted position engaging the detent in a recess of the coupling ring, and the grip being moveable along the coupling ring toward a position forward of the retracted position whereat the detent snaps over said front end of the coupling ring and the grip member radially bends the open end to move the detent along and against a threaded portion of the jack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.