Quick connector for a coaxial cable

An electronic device and a quick connector for removably securing a coaxial cable thereto, with the coaxial cable having an inner conductor, a dielectric concentrically surrounding the inner conductor, a conducting shield concentrically surrounding the dielectric, and an outer electrically insulating jacket concentrically surrounding the conducting shield, the electronic device and quick connector comprising in combination:

• an electronic device case for containing electronic componentry and for accepting electronic input from at least the coaxial cable;
• a generally cylindrical housing permanently and integrally formed with said electronic device case and extending therefrom;
• said housing having an electronic device end wall in common with said electronic device case with a cable passage formed therethrough, and an open cable insertion end opposite said electronic device end wall;
• a generally tubular inner body permanently and immovably disposed concentrically within said housing, adjacent said electronic device end wall;
• a cylindrical collar permanently and immovably affixed concentrically within said cable insertion end of said housing;
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• a retainer axially movably disposed concentrically within said collar.

A method of removably installing a bare coaxial cable to an electronic device, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a coaxial cable having an inner conductor, a dielectric concentrically surrounding the inner conductor, a conducting shield concentrically surrounding the dielectric, and an outer electrically insulating jacket concentrically surrounding the conducting shield;
• (b) further providing an electronic device having a case for containing electronic componentry and for accepting electronic input from at least the coaxial cable;
• (c) further providing a generally cylindrical housing permanently and integrally formed with the electronic device case and extending therefrom, with the housing having an electronic device end wall in common with the electronic device case with a cable passage formed therethrough, and an open cable insertion end opposite the electronic device end wall;
• (d) further providing a generally tubular inner body permanently and immovably disposed concentrically within the housing, adjacent the electronic device end wall, with the inner body having an inner diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the dielectric of the coaxial cable and a circumferentially sharpened coaxial cable engagement end opposite the electronic device end wall;
• (e) further providing a cylindrical collar permanently and, immovably affixed concentrically within the cable insertion end of the housing;
• (f) further providing a retainer axially movably disposed concentrically within the collar;
• (g) further providing cable capturing means for the retainer;
• (h) further providing cable capturing means for the inner body;
• (i) further providing retainer locking means in the housing;
• (j) trimming the coaxial cable and exposing a length of the inner conductor;
• (k) further trimming the coaxial cable by removing a portion of the outer insulating jacket;
• (l) folding the conducting shield back over the outer insulating jacket, and exposing a portion of the dielectric;
• (m) inserting the trimmed end of the coaxial cable into the retainer;
• (n) pushing the coaxial cable past the inner body, and, separating the dielectric from the conducting shield as the dielectric and inner conductor pass through the tubular inner body and the conducting shield and outer insulating jacket pass around the tubular inner body;
• (o) extending the dielectric of the coaxial cable slightly through the cable passage of the end wall of the housing;
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• (p) slightly withdrawing the coaxial cable from the housing and simultaneously slightly withdrawing the retainer from the housing, thereby locking the coaxial cable within the housing by the cable locking means of the retainer.