Coaxial connector having detachable locking sleeve
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorsJulio F. Rodrigues, Salvatore J. Abbruzzese, Brian S. Welborn
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Abstract
A connector is provided for terminating coaxial cable. The connector includes a connector body having a cable receiving end and an opposed connection end. A locking sleeve is provided in detachable, re-attachable snap engagement with the insertion end of the connector body for securing the cable in the connector body. The cable may be terminated to the connector by inserting the cable into the locking sleeve or the locking sleeve may be detachably removed from the connector body and the cable inserted directly into the cable body with the locking sleeve detached subsequently.
Claims12
A connector for terminating an end of a coaxial cable comprising:
- a connector body having a cable receiving end for accommodating said end of said cable;
- and
- a locking sleeve coupled to said cable receiving end of said body and being detachable and reattachable thereto to define an attached position and a detached position, said locking sleeve capable of receiving said cable end in said attached and detached positions and being movable with respect to said connector body for locking said cable to said connector body;
- wherein said connector body and said locking sleeve include cooperative detent structure for permitting said detachment and reattachment of said connector body and said locking sleeve, said cooperative detent structure including:
- one of said connector body or said locking sleeve having a rib;
- and
- the other of said connector body or locking sleeve including an annular groove;
- said rib being resident within said groove in a first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.