Grounding bracket for use with cable connectors
AssigneeJohn Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
InventorsNoah Montena, David Jackson
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Abstract
A grounding bracket for use with cable connectors, such as an F81 barrel connector, generally including a conductive body having a first major surface, a connector receiving area defined in the first major surface and adapted to receive the cable connector therein, and a latch member movably connected to the first major surface and positioned in communication with the connector receiving area.
Claims41
A grounding bracket for use with an elongated cable connector having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a. a conductive body comprising a first major surface;
- b. a connector receiving area defined in said first major surface and adapted to receive the cable connector in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cable connector;
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- c. a locking latch member movably connected to said first major surface and positioned in communication with said connector receiving area, wherein said latch member is adapted to prevent rotation of the cable connector positioned within said connector receiving area.
A grounding bracket for use with an elongated cable connector having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a. a conductive body comprising a first major surface;
- b. a connector receiving area defined in said first major surface and adapted to receive the cable connector in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cable connector;
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- c. a spring member connected in biased relation to said first major surface and in communication with said connector receiving area, and adapted to bias the cable connector into engagement with said first major surface.
A grounding bracket for use with an elongated cable connector having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a. a conductive body comprising a first major surface;
- b. a connector receiving area defined in said first major surface and adapted to receive the cable connector in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cable connector;
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- c. means for ensuring that the cable connector maintains a grounded connection with said conductive body and is biased into engagement with said first major surface.
A grounding bracket for use with an elongated cable connector having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a. a conductive body comprising a first major surface;
- b. a connector receiving area defined in said first major surface and adapted to receive the cable connector in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cable connector;
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- c. means for preventing the cable connector from becoming disengaged from said connector receiving area and preventing rotation of the cable connector positioned within said connector receiving area.
A grounding bracket for use with a plurality of elongated cable connectors each having a respective longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a. a conductive body comprising a first major surface;
- b. at least two connector receiving areas each defined in said first major surface and each adapted to respectively receive a cable connector in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cable connector;
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- c. at least two locking latch members each movably connected to said first major surface and each positioned in communication with a respective one of said at least two connector receiving areas, wherein at least one of the said at least two latch members is adapted to prevent rotation of at least one of said plurality of cable connectors positioned within one of the at least two connector receiving areas.
A grounding bracket for use with a plurality of elongated cable connectors each having a respective longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a. a conductive body comprising a first major surface;
- b. at least two connector receiving areas each defined in said first major surface and each adapted to respectively receive a cable connector in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cable connector;
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- c. at least two spring members each connected in biased relation to said first major surface and each positioned in communication with a respective one of said at least two connector receiving area, wherein at least one of said at least two spring members is adapted to bias at least one of said plurality of cable connectors into engagement with said first major surface.
A method for installing an elongated cable connector having a longitudinal axis into a grounding bracket, the method comprising:
- a. inserting the cable connector into a connector receiving area in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cable connector, said connector receiving area defined in a first major surface of a conductive body;
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- b. locking the cable connector into the connector receiving area via a latch member movably connected to said first major surface and positioned in communication with said connector receiving area, wherein said latch member is adapted to prevent rotation of the cable connector positioned within said connector receiving area.
A method for installing a plurality of elongated cable connectors each one of which includes a longitudinal axis into a grounding bracket, the method comprising:
- a. inserting a first cable connector into a first connector receiving area in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of said first cable connector, said first connector receiving area defined in a first major surface of a conductive body;
- b. inserting a second cable connector into a second connector receiving area in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of said second cable connector;
- c. locking said first cable connector into said first connector receiving area via a first latch member movably connected to said first major surface and positioned in communication with said first connector receiving area, wherein said first latch member is adapted to prevent rotation of said first cable connector positioned within said first connector receiving area;
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- d. locking said second cable connector into said second connector receiving area via a second latch member movably connected to said first major surface and positioned in communication with said second connector receiving area, wherein said second latch member is adapted to prevent rotation of said second cable connector positioned within said second connector receiving area.
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