Interconnection seal
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorRonald A Vaccaro
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Abstract
A seal for a cable and connector interconnection includes a unitary elastic body with a bore therethrough. The bore is provided with a cable outer diameter seal portion at a cable end, the cable outer diameter seal portion adjacent a connector cavity portion, the connector cavity portion adjacent a coupling nut cavity portion, and the coupling nut cavity portion adjacent a connector neck seal portion with a bulkhead seal at a connector end. The coupling nut cavity portion is longitudinally aligned with a coupling nut of the connector and is provided with a greater inner diameter than the cable outer diameter seal portion and the connector neck seal portion. The bulk head seal is provided with an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the connector neck seal portion.
Claims18
A seal for a cable and connector interconnection, comprising:
- a unitary elastic body with a bore therethrough;
- the bore provided with a cable outer diameter seal portion at a cable end, the cable outer diameter seal portion adjacent a connector cavity portion, the connector cavity portion adjacent a coupling nut cavity portion, the coupling nut cavity portion adjacent a connector neck seal portion and a bulkhead seal provided at a connector end;
- the coupling nut cavity portion longitudinally aligned with a coupling nut of the connector and provided with a greater inner diameter than the connector neck seal portion;
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- the bulkhead seal provided with an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the connector neck seal portion;
- the seal further comprising a plurality of longitudinally-extending grip fins protruding radially from an outer diameter of the body, the grip fins defining an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the bulkhead seal.
A seal for a cable and connector interconnection, comprising:
- a unitary elastic body with a bore therethrough;
- the bore provided with a cable outer diameter seal portion at a cable end, the cable outer diameter seal portion adjacent a connector cavity portion, the connector cavity portion adjacent a coupling nut cavity portion, the coupling nut cavity portion adjacent a connector neck seal portion and a bulkhead seal provided at a connector end;
- the coupling nut cavity portion longitudinally aligned with a coupling nut of the connector and provided with a greater inner diameter than the connector neck seal portion;
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- the bulkhead seal provided with an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the connector neck seal portion;
- the seal further comprising a plurality of circumferentially discontinuous grip tabs positioned about a circumference of the body and protruding radially therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.