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US 7,066,759 B2Granted
RF connector/cable release mechanism
AssigneeAlcatel IP Networks, Inc.
InventorJoseph Dewey Griffin
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Abstract
An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism is disclosed. The device comprises a release pull integrated with the connector and configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism, and a grip, coupled to the release pull and remote from the push-pull coupling mechanism, to which force may be applied to cause the release pull to actuate the push-pull coupling mechanism.
Claims8
An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism, comprising:
- a release pull integrated with the connector and configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism;
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- a grip, coupled to the release pull and remote from the push-pull coupling mechanism, to which force may be applied to cause the release pull to actuate the push-pull coupling mechanism;
- wherein the actuating device comprises a tubular body, comprising a flexibly resilient spring encased by a shrink fit polymer, that encases at least a portion of the connector and a cable connected thereto, a first end of the tubular body comprises said release pull, and a second end of the tubular body comprises said grip.
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An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism, comprising:
- a tubular body comprising a flexibly resilient spring encased by a shrink fit polymer integrated with the connector that axially encompasses at least a portion of the connector and at least a portion of a cable connected to the connector, the body having a first end comprising a release pull configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism and a second end opposite the first end to which a force may be applied to cause the release pull to engage and actuate the push-pull coupling mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.