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US 9,865,943 B2Granted
Coaxial cable connector having a grounding bridge portion
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorNoah P. Montena
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Abstract
A coaxial cable connector having, in one embodiment, a connector body or body member, a coupling element and a continuity bridge portion. The connector body is configured to be attached to a post. The continuity bridge portion is configured to maintain an electrical connection between the coupling element and the connector body.
Claims50
A coaxial cable connector comprising:
- a connector body configured to be coupled to a post, the connector body being a separate component from the post and configured to prevent axial movement between the body and the post when the body is attached to the post, the connector body having a first end, a second end, and an annular outer recess proximate the second end, the annular outer recess comprising a first surface extending substantially parallel to a main axis of the coaxial cable connector, and a second surface extending substantially radially outward from the first surface;
- a coupling element configured to be rotated about the post, the coupling element defining an inner cavity opposing the annular outer recess of the connector body, the inner cavity comprising an inner surface extending substantially parallel to the main axis of the coaxial cable connector, and further comprising an end face surface extending radially inward from the inner surface;
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- a grounding bridge portion configured to maintain electrical grounding between the coupling element and the connector body, the grounding bridge portion extending from the annular outer recess of the connector body to the inner cavity of the coupling element in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis of the coaxial cable connector, the grounding bridge portion being positioned external to the connector body and rearward of the end face surface of the coupling element.
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A coaxial cable connector comprising:
- a connector body having a first body end configured to face away from an interface port when the connector is in an assembled state, and a second body end configured to face toward the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state, the second body end including an inner body surface configured to engage a post when the connector is in the assembled state and an outer body surface facing away from the inner body surface;
- a coupling element having a first coupling element end configured to engage the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state, and a second coupling element end configured to face away from the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state, the coupling element including:
- an inner coupling element portion configured to rotatably engage an outer surface of the post when the connector is in the assembled state;
- a radial mating edge end face surface extending along a radial direction from the inner coupling element portion and configured to face along a longitudinal direction of the connector and away from the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state;
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- an outer internal wall extending from the radial mating edge end face surface along the longitudinal direction of the connector and away from the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state;
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- a grounding portion configured to be spaced radially outward from the post and located radially outward of the inner coupling element portion of the coupling element, and further located proximate the second body end of the connector body such that no portion of the grounding portion is located either within an inside portion of the connector body or forward of the radial mating edge end face surface of the coupling element when the connector is in the assembled state, the grounding portion comprising:
- a coupling element side portion configured to maintain grounding with only the outer internal wall of the coupling element when the connector is in the assembled state and when the connector body and coupling element move relative to each other;
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- a body engaging side portion configured to maintain grounding with only the outer body surface of the connector body when the connector is in the assembled state;
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- wherein, when the connector is in the assembled state and when the coupling element rotates about a central axis of the coaxial cable connector, the grounding portion constantly biases the outer internal wall of the coupling element to establish and maintain continuous electrical grounding between the coupling element and the connector body.
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A coaxial cable connector comprising:
- a connector body configured to be coupled to a post when the connector is assembled, the connector body comprising an annular outer recess;
- a coupling element defining an inner cavity, the inner cavity having an inner surface that extends along a substantially longitudinal direction when the connector is assembled;
- a grounding bridge portion configured to extend between the annular outer recess of the connector body and the inner cavity of the coupling element so as to maintain electrical grounding between the coupling element and the connector body;
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- wherein the grounding bridge portion extends outside of the connector body and rearward of the coupling element when the connector is assembled.
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A coaxial cable connector comprising:
- a connector body having a first body end configured to face away from an interface port when the connector is in an assembled state, and a second body end configured to face toward the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state, the second body end including an inner body surface configured to engage a post when the connector is in the assembled state and an outer body surface facing away from the inner body surface;
- a coupling element having a first coupling element end configured to engage the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state, and a second coupling element end configured to face away from the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state, the coupling element including:
- an inner coupling element portion configured to engage an outer surface of the post when the connector is in the assembled state;
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- an outer internal wall extending from a radial mating edge end face surface along the longitudinal direction of the connector and away from the interface port when the connector is in the assembled state;
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- a grounding portion configured to be spaced radially outward from the post and located radially outward of the inner coupling element portion of the coupling element such that no portion of the grounding portion is located either in an inside portion of the connector body or forward of the radial mating edge end face surface of the coupling element when the connector is in the assembled state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.