US 5,514,001 AGranted

Security coaxial connector

AssigneeJohn Mezzanlingua Assoc. Inc.

InventorAndrew Szegda

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Abstract

The connector of the invention is particularly suited for use in combination with a coaxial cable and an equipment port having an internal first conductor. The end connector of the invention includes a connector element, a deflecting unit and a component interlocking unit. The connector element has one end adapted to be secured to the coaxial cable and includes a tubular connector wall at an opposite end surrounding a second electrical conductor. The connector wall is configured and dimensioned to axially receive a tubular port wall therein, with the first and second conductors being normally spaced one from the other. The deflecting unit is responsive to axial reception of the port wall in the connector wall for deflecting one of the conductors into electrical contact with the other of the conductors. The interlocking unit is associated with the port and connector walls for establishing an interlocked relationship between the equipment port and the connector element.

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Dependent claims

For use in combination with a coaxial cable system component having a tubular first wall surrounding a first conductor, and a coaxial cable having an axially protruding second conductor, an end connector for mechanically coupling said cable to said system component and for establishing an electrical connection between said first and second conductors,

said end connector comprising:
a connector element having a first end adapted to be secured to said cable and having an open-ended tubular second wall at an opposite second end surrounding said second conductor, said second wall being configured and dimensioned to axially receive said first wall therein, with said first and second conductors being normally spaced one from the other, said second wall being freely rotatable with respect to said first end;
deflecting means associated with and freely rotatable with respect to said second wall responsive to axial reception of said first wall in said second wall for directly contacting said first conductor and deflecting said first conductor into electrical contact with said second conductor;
and
connecting means associated with said second wall for establishing an interlocked relationship with said first wall, wherein
said coaxial cable system component further includes a front wall retained within said tubular first wall, said front wall having at least one opening therethrough for receiving both said second conductor and said deflecting means.

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An end connector assembly for connecting a coaxial cable to a port, said end connector assembly comprising:

a generally tubular shaped connector including port attachment means at a front end portion of said connector for attaching said connector to said port, and cable attachment means at a rear end portion of said connector for attaching said connector to said coaxial cable, said port attachment means being freely rotatable with respect to said cable attachment means;
and
receiving means associated with said port for receiving an inner electrical conductor of said coaxial cable through said connector, said receiving means including at least one radially displaceable contact member;
said connector further including displacing means associated with and freely rotatable with respect to said front end portion of said connector and adapted for receipt within said port, said displacing means being responsive to receipt of said port within said connector for directly contacting said contact member and displacing said contact member from an open position in which said contact member is not in electrical communication with said inner electrical conductor, to a closed position in which said contact member is in electrical communication with said inner electrical conductor, wherein
said port further including a front wall retained there within, said front wall having at least one opening therethrough for receiving both said inner electrical conductor and said displacing means.

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A coupling connector assembly for connecting two coaxial cables together in series, said connector assembly comprising:

a first and a second generally tubular shaped connector, each connector including coupling attachment means at the front end portions of said connectors for attaching said connectors to a coupling element, and each including cable attachment means at rear end portions of said connectors for attaching said connectors to first and second coaxial cables respectively, each of said coupling attachment means being freely rotatable with respect to its associated cable attachment means;
and
first and second receiving means associated with said coupling element for receiving an electrical inner conductor of each of said coaxial cables through said first and second connectors respectively, said receiving means each including at least one radially displaceable contact member;
each of said connectors further including displacing means associated with and freely rotatable with respect to said front end portions of said connectors and each adapted for receipt within said coupling element, each said displacing means being responsive to receipt of said coupling element within each said connector for directly contacting said contact members and displacing said contact members from an open position in which said contact members are not in electrical communication with said electrical inner conductors, to a closed position in which said contact members are in electrical communication with each said respective electrical inner conductor, wherein
each of said receiving means of said coupling element further including a front wall retained therein, each of said front walls having at least one opening therethrough for receiving both said electrical inner conductors and said displacing means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.