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Connector for coaxial cables

  • US 4,456,323 A
  • Filed: 11/09/1981
  • Issued: 06/26/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A coaxial cable connector having a wedge for receiving and securing said coaxial cable in said connector, said coaxial cable having an inner conductor, an insulator surrounding said inner conductor and an outer conductor surrounding said insulator, said connector comprising a wedge-nut sub-assembly, said wedge-nut sub-assembly comprising a wedge-nut and an inner ferrule, said wedge-nut having a substantially straight inner cylindrical aperture terminating in an outward forward flare, said ferrule having a shape complementary to the inner aperture of said wedge-nut, said ferrule terminating in an outward flare at its front which faces the outward forward flare of said wedge-nut, said ferrule and said wedge-nut separated by an annular space permitting rotation of said ferrule with respect to said wedge-nut, said outward flare of said ferrule adapted to press the outer conductor of said coaxial cable against said wedge, said connector further comprising a plug sub-assembly comprising a body adapted to be threaded onto said wedge-nut, said connector being assembled as said body and wedge-nut are drawn together pressing said outer conductor against said wedge by said ferrule as said wedge-nut is rotated in said body, said ferrule expanding into said annular space to bear against said wedge nut when said connector is assembled to provide a barrier to moisture entering said connector from the rear of said wedge-nut sub-assembly, wherein the body of said plug sub-assembly terminates in a forward shoulder, a connector nut rotatably connected to said body by spinning a rear portion thereof over said forward shoulder to rotatably capture said body, wherein said plug sub-assembly comprises an outer contact having a rear flange, said body being connected to said outer contact by spinning a front flange portion over said rear flange to capture said outer contact.

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