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US 5,490,803 AGranted
Coaxial cable connection method and device using oxide inhibiting sealant
AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorsCorey McMills, John Mattis
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AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorsCorey McMills, John Mattis
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A method and a device is provided which allows the connection of coaxial cable termini to one another with minimum long-term loss of RFI shielding. The method comprises the removal of metal oxides from the concentric conductor portions of the two cable termini, applying a sealant to the concentric conductor termini and then connecting the central conductor termini to one another and the concentric conductor termini to one another. The device comprises a collet structure dimensioned to slip over the outside of a standard connection jack. Within the collet structure is disposed a quantity of sealant and the collet structure has at least one aperture through which sealant oozes from the collet structure to the exterior of the collet structure. When the collet structure is attached to the jack, the sealant is caused to ooze onto the concentric conductor thereby sealing the concentric conductor from the ambient.
A method of connecting the termini of two or more coaxial cables wherein the coaxial cables each have a central axial conductor and an outer concentric conductor, the method comprising the steps of:
A coupling device for oxidatively sealing a coaxial cable to a cable port or cable splice, the device comprising a cable connector having at least one connection end containing a sealing amount of an oxide abradding sealant, the sealant is resistant to oxidation, is insoluble in water and has a viscosity at 68.degree. F. between about 1,000 cps and about 100,000 cps and includes beads selected from the group consisting of glass, sand, silica, or mixtures thereof having diameters between about 0.00001 inches and about 0.002 inches.
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