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US 5,694,508 AGranted
Beam waveguide plug
AssigneeFramatome Connectors International
InventorsGuntram May, Martin Besler
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Abstract
This invention relates to a beam waveguide plug comprising: a plug casing (5) which has for each beam waveguide cable (2) a plug segment (6) and a clamping segment (7) for fixing the beam waveguide cable (2) to the plug (1). The clamping segment (7) has a socket (15) with a plurality of serrations (8) pressed by their edges into the beam waveguide sheathing and extending substantially transversely of the beam waveguide axis, and recesses (9) disposed between the serrations (8), to accommodate (15) the sheathing material displaced by the searrations.
Claims13
A beam waveguide plug comprising:
- (a) a plug casing including a substantially cylindrical plug segment and a one-part clamping segment for fixing a beam waveguide cable to said plug, said plug segment and said clamping segment being made in one piece;
- (b) said clamping segment comprising a socket with a plurality of serrations having edges permanently pressed by a crimping tool into a sheathing of said beam waveguide cable and extending substantially transversely of an axis of the beam waveguide, such that said serrations remain in crimped condition even after removal of said crimping tool;
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- (c) said serrations being separated by recesses to accommodate sheathing material displaced by said crimping means.
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