Center conductor tip
AssigneeJohn Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
InventorsCody Anderson, Ian J. Baker, Christopher P. Natoli
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Abstract
A tip end conductor for an inner conductor of a coaxial cable, comprising a first portion engaging a first region of the outermost tip to mechanically engage the inner conductor and a second portion, axially inboard of the first portion, engaging a second region of the outermost tip to electrically engage the inner conductor. The first and second portions define first and second diameter dimensions, respectively, wherein the first diameter dimension is less than the second diameter dimension, and wherein the first portion of the tip end conductor includes a mechanically irregular surface for being press fit onto, and producing, a mechanical interlock along a first region of the terminal end of the inner conductor.
Claims20
A coaxial cable, comprising:
- a cable having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and a dielectric material disposed therebetween, the inner conductor having an aluminum core, and an outer copper cladding disposed over the aluminum core;
- the inner conductor defining a stepped transition producing a diameter reduction from an inboard copper cladding to a tip end aluminum core;
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- a tip end conductor having first and second cavities, the first cavity engaging the tip end aluminum core to mechanically engage the inner conductor;
- and the second cavity engaging the inboard copper cladding to electrically engage the inner conductor.
A tip end conductor for an inner conductor of a coaxial cable, comprising:
- first and second cavities configured to be disposed over a tip end of the inner conductor, the tip end being prepared to expose the inner aluminum core of the inner conductor such that the inner aluminum core extends axially beyond an exposed outer copper cladding of the inner conductor, the first cavity configured to mechanically engage the exposed inner aluminum core;
- and the second cavity configured to electrically engage the exposed outer copper cladding of the inner conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.