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US 7,351,099 B1Granted
Step up pin for coax cable connector
AssigneeJohn Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
InventorJeremy Amidon
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Abstract
The invention provides a coaxial cable connector having a step up pin that engages the center conductor of a coax cable to increase the diameter of the center conductor to thereby make it more manageable. The pin is stored with the connector until the pin and connector are affixed to a coax cable.
Claims7
A coaxial cable connector, comprising:
- a) a connector body defining an axial bore for engaging a coaxial cable;
- b) a compressor ring defining a sidewall bore, the compressor ring operatively attached to an end of the connector body;
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- c) a step up pin defining a pin body having an axial blind bore for engaging a center conductor of a coaxial cable, whereby the step up pin is removably engaged to the sidewall bore of the compressor ring prior to the coaxial cable being inserted into the axial bore of the connector.
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A coaxial cable connector, comprising
- a) an elongated connector body defining an axial bore having a collar with a nut body engaging one end of the collar and a compression ring engaging the opposing end of the collar;
- b) a step up pin being removably attached to a sidewall bore defined by the compression ring, wherein the step up pin comprises a pin body and a guide attached to or integral with the pin body, the pin body having an axial blind bore for engaging a center conductor and the pin body configured for inserting into the axial bore of the connector body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.