CONNECTOR FOR COAXIAL CABLE

• US 3,673,547 A
• Filed: 05/22/1970
• Issued: 06/27/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George W. Ziegler Jr
• Original Assignee: George W. Ziegler Jr
• Inventors: Ziegler, George W. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Champion, Marvin A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Staab, Lawrence J.
• Application Number:
  US05/039,840
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 339/6C,89,90,94C,136C,177R,177E 285/348,354,382 29/511 277/165
• US Class Current: 439/277
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/40 specially adapted for high frequency

Abstract

A connector for a coaxial cable including an outer sleeve adapted to threadably mate with a coupling member and rotatable on an inner sleeve for termination on a coaxial cable, the inner and outer sleeves being separated by washers and a seal which absorbs compression forces and prevent torque transmitted from the coupling member and mated outer sleeve to the coaxial cable.

Claims

1. A connector for a coaxial cable, comprising:

a first sleeve having an inner diameter sidewall adapted to engage a coaxial cable, the outer circumference of said first sleeve including first and second stepped shoulders thereon, a resilient seal seated against said first shoulder, a lubricating washer seated on said second shoulder and mounted for rotation with respect to said first sleeve, a resilient washer seated against said lubricating washer and mounted for rotation over said first sleeve, a second sleeve surrounding said first sleeve and rotatably mounted thereon, said second sleeve including a first inner shoulder engaging said resilient seal and adapted to overlie said first stepped shoulder, a second inner shoulder provided on said second sleeve and adapted to engage against the resilient washer and overlie the second stepped shoulder, said lubricating washer surfaces having a low coefficient of friction to permit relative rotation of said outer sleeve with respect to said inner sleeve, said second sleeve is internally threaded for matingly engaging an externally threaded coupling member, said coupling member compressible engaging said resilient seal and preventing contact between said first stepped shoulder and said first inner shoulder, said compressible washer and said lubricating washer in compression between the second inner shoulder and said second stepped shoulder and cooperating to prevent torque transmission between said outer sleeve and said inner sleeve, said second sleeve includes an inclined sidewall adjacent to a deformable portion forming said second inner shoulder, and said deformable portion being deformable upon application of deforming forces to a position coplanar with said inclined sidewall and thereby form said second inner shoulder.

2. The structure as recited in claim 1, wherein, said resilient washer includes an inclined compressible bearing surface, said deformable portion engaging said inclined bearing surface upon deformation of said deformable portion.

3. A connector for a coaxial cable, comprising:

a first sleeve having an inner diameter sidewall adapted to engage a coaxial cable, the outer circumference of said first sleeve including first and second stepped shoulders thereon, a resilient seal seated against said first shoulder, a lubricating washer seated on said second shoulder and mounted for rotation with respect to said first sleeve, a resilient washer seated against said lubricating washer and mounted for rotation over said first sleeve, a second sleeve surrounding said first sleeve and rotatably mounted thereon, said second sleeve including a first inner shoulder engaging said resilient seal and adapted to overlie said first stepped shoulder, a second inner shoulder provided on said second sleeve and adapted to engage against the resilienT washer and overlie the second stepped shoulder, said lubricating washer surfaces having a low coefficient of friction to permit relative rotation of said outer sleeve with respect to said inner sleeve, said second sleeve includes a chamfered sidewall surface adjacent to a deformable portion forming said second inner shoulder, said deformable portion being deformable upon application of deforming forces to a position coplanar with said chamfered sidewall surface and thereby form said second inner shoulder.

4. The structure as recited in claim 3, wherein, said resilient washer includes an inclined compressible bearing surface, and said deformable portion engages said inclined bearing surface upon deformation of said deformable portion to form said second inner shoulder.

5. The structure as recited in claim 3, wherein, said second sleeve includes an inclined sidewall defining said chamfered sidewall surface.