Push-on Connector Interface
First Claim
1. A connector interface for connecting to a cylindrical female connector body having an outer diameter surface and a bore with an inner diameter surface, comprising:
- a male connector body with a plurality of spring fingers biased for an interference fit upon the outer diameter surface;
a front end portion of a sleeve of the male connector body adapted to insert within the bore; and
a first spring located on an outer diameter of the sleeve.
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Abstract
A push-on connector interface adapted for use with, for example, existing standardized threaded female connectors, for example SMA or Type N connectors. A plurality of spring fingers of the male connector body engage the, typically threaded, outer diameter surface of the female connector body. A sleeve within the male connector body is adapted to extend within a bore of the female connector body. A spring located, for example, within a groove on the sleeve deforms between the sleeve and an inner diameter surface of a bore within the female connector body. The connections formed by the bias of spring fingers and the deformation of the spring creating a reliable mechanical and electrical interconnection between the male and female connector bodies without use of the prior threaded collar.
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17 Claims
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1. A connector interface for connecting to a cylindrical female connector body having an outer diameter surface and a bore with an inner diameter surface, comprising:
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a male connector body with a plurality of spring fingers biased for an interference fit upon the outer diameter surface;
a front end portion of a sleeve of the male connector body adapted to insert within the bore; and
a first spring located on an outer diameter of the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. A connector interface between a female connector and a male connector, comprising:
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a plurality of spring fingers formed in a leading edge of the male connector;
a sleeve within the male connector; and
a first spring on an outer diameter of the sleeve;
the plurality of spring fingers biased to engage an outer diameter surface of the female connector;
the sleeve adapted for insertion within a bore of the female connector whereby the spring is deformed between the sleeve and an inner diameter surface of the bore.
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