Connector and method of operation
First Claim
1. A connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to an interface port, the coaxial cable having a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric, the dielectric being surrounded by a protective outer jacket, said connector comprising:
- a. a connector body for receiving the coaxial cable, wherein the connector body includes a first end, the first end including an opening defined by an exterior casing and an integral interior post, the post adapted to be inserted into an end of the coaxial cable around the dielectric and under the protective outer jacket thereof; and
, b. a fastener member, wherein the fastener member causes the exterior casing of the connector body to be deformed inwardly toward the interior post of the connector body and against the protective outer jacket of the coaxial cable as received and as the fastener member is advanced over the connector body.
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Abstract
A connector includes a fastener member and a single-body structured connector body having an exterior casing and integral interior post. The structuring of the connector body facilitates improved RF shielding and reduction of noise ingress into the connector. In one embodiment, a coaxial cable having a center conductor, a dielectric, a braided sheath, and a protective outer jacket is inserted onto the connector. The fastener member, in a pre-installed first configuration is slidably advanced onto the connector body and moved into a second configuration in which the fastener member coacts with the connector body so that the connector sealingly grips the coaxial cable. A threaded nut may be used to secure the connector to an interface port.
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28 Claims
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1. A connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to an interface port, the coaxial cable having a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric, the dielectric being surrounded by a protective outer jacket, said connector comprising:
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a. a connector body for receiving the coaxial cable, wherein the connector body includes a first end, the first end including an opening defined by an exterior casing and an integral interior post, the post adapted to be inserted into an end of the coaxial cable around the dielectric and under the protective outer jacket thereof; and
,b. a fastener member, wherein the fastener member causes the exterior casing of the connector body to be deformed inwardly toward the interior post of the connector body and against the protective outer jacket of the coaxial cable as received and as the fastener member is advanced over the connector body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A connector for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to an interface port, the coaxial cable having a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric, the dielectric being surrounded by a protective outer jacket, said connector comprising:
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a. a connector body for receiving the coaxial cable, wherein the connector body includes a first end and a second end, the first end including an opening partially defined by an unbroken surface extending between an exterior casing and an interior post, the post adapted to be inserted into an end of the coaxial cable around the dielectric and under the protective outer jacket thereof, the second end having a ringed flange; and
,b. a fastener member having a first end and opposing second end with a central passageway defined between the fastener member first end and the fastener member second end for allowing a portion of the coaxial cable to pass there through, the fastener member secured to the connector body prior to installation over the end of the coaxial cable in a preinstalled first configuration, the central passageway being dimensioned to compress the connector body radially inwardly when the fastener member is slidingly moved from the first preinstalled configuration toward the second end of the connector body, wherein the fastener member causes the exterior casing of the connector body to be deformed inwardly toward the interior post of the connector body and against the protective outer jacket of the coaxial cable as received and as the fastener member is advanced over the connector body. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of improving RF shielding and reducing noise ingress into a coaxial cable connector having a connector body and a post, said method comprising:
providing the post integral with the connector body, whereby the integration results in simultaneously providing for improved RF shielding and reduction in noise ingress into the connector. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method of improving RF shielding and reducing noise ingress into a coaxial cable connector, said method comprising:
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a providing a connector, said connector including;
a1. a unitary connector body for receiving the coaxial cable, wherein the unitary connector body includes an exterior casing and an interior post, a2. a fastener member, wherein the fastener member causes the opening of the connector body to be decreased as the fastener member is advanced over the connector body;
b. inserting a coaxial cable end through the fastener member and onto the connector body, wherein the connector body facilitates improved RF shielding and reduction of noise ingress into the connector; and
c. advancing the fastener member from a first preinstalled configuration to a second configuration such that a continuous seal and secure grip is formed between the connector and the coaxial cable.
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Specification