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US 9,806,439 B2Granted
Coaxial connector grounding inserts
AssigneePerfectVision Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Chastain, Glen David Shaw, Charles Darwin Davidson, Jr.
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Abstract
A coaxial cable connector and a grounding insert extending between an elongated hollow post and a nut interior and providing an electrically conductive path therebetween.
Claims20
A coaxial connector comprising:
- a fastener including a sleeve and an annular wall at one end of the sleeve;
- a cylindrical post with a shank adjoining a flanged end, the post defining a hole therethrough;
- the post passing through the annular wall and rotatably coupled thereto via the flanged end;
- the post for passing a coaxial cable center conductor therethrough and the shank for insertion beneath ground conductors of a coaxial cable;
- a ring shaped space between a radial periphery of the flanged end and the fastener;
- a grounding insert inserted in the ring shaped space;
- and,
- the grounding insert completing an electrical circuit between the post and the fastener.
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A rotary contact method of providing a coaxial connector with a reliable ground circuit, the method comprising the steps of:
- seating a rotary contact inside a fastener against a fastener wall;
- inserting a post in the fastener such that a post flange is inserted in the rotary contact;
- the fastener and post coaxially arranged about a connector centerline;
- and,
- rubbing post flange with an insert during rotation of the fastener relative to the post;
- wherein rotary contact during rubbing is for maintaining a ground path between the post and the fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.