# US 8,771,011 B2 · Broadband interface connection system

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- Number: US 8,771,011 B2
- Document ID: US8771011B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/551,758
- Filed: 2012-07-18
- Published: 2013-01-24
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2011-07-19
- Applicants: David J Ball
- Inventors: David J Ball
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8771011B2

## CPC

- H01R 9/05: for coaxial cables
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

The present invention provides a universal broadband interface connection system, which increases the reliability of a drop system. The present invention provides a cable connection system including a nut assembly including a nut and a donut; a slug assembly including a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a ferrule; and a port assembly including a port and an insulative ring.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cable connection system comprising:
a nut assembly comprising:
a nut having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, and a third interior surface,
wherein the first interior surface of the nut is adjacent the first end and configured to accept a coaxial cable,
wherein the second interior surface of the nut is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface,
wherein the third interior surface of the nut is adjacent the second end and comprises a first thread; and
a donut having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface,
wherein the interior surface of the donut is configured to accept the coaxial cable,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the donut are configured to accept the second interior surface of the nut;
a slug assembly comprising:
a first sleeve having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the interior surface of the first sleeve is configured to accept the coaxial cable;
wherein the first sleeve comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the second end;
a second sleeve having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, and a third interior surface,
wherein the first interior surface of the second sleeve is adjacent the first end;
wherein the second interior surface of the second sleeve is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface,
wherein the second interior surface of the second sleeve is configured to accept the exterior projection of the first sleeve:
wherein the third interior surface of the second sleeve is adjacent the second end and configured to accept the coaxial cable; and
a ferrule having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the ferrule comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end,
wherein the interior surface of the ferrule is configured to accept the one or more exterior surfaces of the first sleeve,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the ferrule are configured to accept the first interior surface of the second sleeve; and
a port assembly comprising:
a port having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, a third interior surface, and a fourth interior surface,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end of the port comprise a second thread configured to accept the first thread of the nut,
wherein the first interior surface of the port is adjacent the first end and configured to accept the one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve;
wherein the second interior surface of the port is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface adjacent the second end,
wherein the third interior surface of the port is between the second interior surface and the fourth interior surface adjacent the second end,
wherein the fourth interior surface of the port is adjacent the second end of the port; and
an insulative ring having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the insulative ring are configured to accept the third interior surface of the port;
wherein the interior surface of the insulative ring is configured to accept and allow for the protrusion of a central conductor electrode in the coaxial cable from the second end of the insulative ring through the third interior surface of the port and the second end of the port.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the nut comprises a wrench flat or a knurled outer surface on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the first interior surface of the nut is configured with a smooth bore to accept a coaxial cable.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the interior surface of the donut is configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the donut comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the interior surface of the first sleeve is configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the third interior surface of the second sleeve is adjacent the second end and configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve each independently comprise one or more external projections each independently projected from the first end to the second end.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The cable connection system of claim 8, wherein the one or more external projections on the one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve each independently comprise four external projections.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The cable connection system of claim 9, wherein the four external projections on the one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve each independently project from each other at an angle of ninety degrees.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the first interior surface of the second sleeve comprises a third thread configured to accept a fourth thread on the one or more exterior surfaces of the ferrule.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the second interior surface of the port is configured to accept the one or more external projections of the second sleeve.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the second interior surface of the port comprises one or more indentations each independently configured to accept the one or more external projections of the second sleeve.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The cable connection system of claim 13, wherein the one or more indentations on the second interior surface of the port are at an angle of ninety degrees from each other.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the interior surface of the insulative ring is tapered to allow for the protrusion of a central conductor electrode in the coaxial cable from the second end of the insulative ring through the third interior surface of the port and the second end of the port.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The cable connection system of claim 1, wherein the port comprises a wrench flat or a knurled outer surface on the one or more exterior surfaces.

### Claim 17

A cable connection system comprising:
a nut assembly comprising:
a nut having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, and a third interior surface,
wherein the first interior surface of the nut is adjacent the first end and configured with a smooth bore to accept a coaxial cable,
wherein the second interior surface of the nut is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface,
wherein the third interior surface of the nut is adjacent the second end and comprises a first thread,
wherein the nut comprises a wrench flat or a knurled outer surface on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end; and
a donut having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface,
wherein the interior surface of the donut is configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the donut are configured to accept the second interior surface of the nut,
wherein the donut comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end;
a slug assembly comprising:
a first sleeve having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the interior surface of the first sleeve is configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable;
wherein the first sleeve comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the second end;
a second sleeve having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, and a third interior surface,
wherein the first interior surface of the second sleeve is adjacent the first end;
wherein the second interior surface of the second sleeve is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface,
wherein the second interior surface of the second sleeve is configured to accept the exterior projection of the first sleeve:
wherein the third interior surface of the second sleeve is adjacent the second end and configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable,
wherein one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve each independently comprise one or more external projections each independently projected from the first end to the second end; and
a ferrule having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the ferrule comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end,
wherein the interior surface of the ferrule is configured to accept the one or more exterior surfaces of the first sleeve,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the ferrule are configured with a smooth bore to accept the first interior surface of the second sleeve; and
a port assembly comprising:
a port having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, a third interior surface, and a fourth interior surface,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end of the port each independently comprise a second thread configured to accept the first thread of the nut,
wherein the first interior surface of the port is adjacent the first end and configured to accept the one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve;
wherein the second interior surface of the port is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface adjacent the second end,
wherein the third interior surface of the port is between the second interior surface and the fourth interior surface adjacent the second end,
wherein the fourth interior surface of the port is adjacent the second end of the port,
wherein the second interior surface of the port is configured to accept the one or more external projections of the second sleeve; and
an insulative ring having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the insulative ring are configured with a smooth bore to accept the third interior surface of the port;
wherein the interior surface of the insulative ring is tapered to allow for the protrusion of a central conductor electrode in the coaxial cable from the second end of the insulative ring through the third interior surface of the port and the second end of the port.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The cable connection system of claim 17, wherein the one or more external projections on the one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve each independently comprise four external projections.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The cable connection system of claim 17, wherein the four external projections on the one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve each independently project from each other at an angle of ninety degrees.

### Claim 20

A cable connection system comprising:
a nut assembly comprising:
a nut having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, and a third interior surface,
wherein the first interior surface of the nut is adjacent the first end and configured with a smooth bore to accept a coaxial cable,
wherein the second interior surface of the nut is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface,
wherein the third interior surface of the nut is adjacent the second end and comprises a first thread,
wherein the nut comprises a wrench flat or a knurled outer surface on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end; and
a donut having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface,
wherein the interior surface of the donut is configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the donut are configured to accept the second interior surface of the nut,
wherein the donut comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end;
a slug assembly comprising:
a first sleeve having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the interior surface of the first sleeve is configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable;
wherein the first sleeve comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the second end;
a second sleeve having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, and a third interior surface,
wherein the first interior surface of the second sleeve is adjacent the first end;
wherein the second interior surface of the second sleeve is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface,
wherein the second interior surface of the second sleeve is configured to accept the exterior projection of the first sleeve:
wherein the third interior surface of the second sleeve is adjacent the second end and configured with a smooth bore to accept the coaxial cable,
wherein the one or more external projections on the one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve each independently comprise four external projections each independently projecting from each other at an angle of ninety degrees; and
a ferrule having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the ferrule comprises an exterior projection on the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end,
wherein the interior surface of the ferrule is configured to accept the one or more exterior surfaces of the first sleeve,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the ferrule are configured with a smooth bore to accept the first interior surface of the second sleeve; and
a port assembly comprising:
a port having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, a first interior surface, a second interior surface, a third interior surface, and a fourth interior surface,
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces adjacent the first end of the port each independently comprise a second thread configured to accept the first thread of the nut,
wherein the first interior surface of the port is adjacent the first end and configured to accept the one or more exterior surfaces of the second sleeve;
wherein the second interior surface of the port is between the first interior surface and the third interior surface adjacent the second end,
wherein the third interior surface of the port is between the second interior surface and the fourth interior surface adjacent the second end,
wherein the fourth interior surface of the port is adjacent the second end of the port,
wherein the second interior surface of the port is configured to accept the one or more external projections of the second sleeve,
wherein the second interior surface of the port comprises one or more indentations each independently at an angle of ninety degrees from each other and configured to accept the one or more external projections of the second sleeve; and
an insulative ring having a first end, a second end, one or more exterior surfaces, and an interior surface;
wherein the one or more exterior surfaces of the insulative ring are configured with a smooth bore to accept the third interior surface of the port;
wherein the interior surface of the insulative ring is tapered to allow for the protrusion of a central conductor electrode in the coaxial cable from the second end of the insulative ring through the third interior surface of the port and the second end of the port,
wherein the first interior surface of the second sleeve comprises a third thread configured to accept a fourth thread on the one or more exterior surfaces of the ferrule.