Tamper-resistant terminator for a female coaxial plug
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1. A coupling device for selectively preventing and enabling access to a coaxial plug comprising:
- a housing,a coupling cap within said housing,means for retaining said cap within said housing, said cap and housing being rotatable with respect to each other about a common axis when said cap is so retained within said housing,means for engaging said cap with said plug, said cap being formed with spaced-apart tool-engagement means, andsaid housing being formed with spaced-apart slot means that can be aligned with said tool-engagement means in such a manner that spaced-apart fingers which are formed on a rigid tool and respectively capable of passing through said slot means are respectively engageable with said tool-engagement means for selectively engaging said cap with and disengaging said cap from said plug, and further comprisinga deformable baffle between said slot means and said tool-engagement means.
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A coupling device includes a housing, a coupling cap within the housing, first means for rotatably engaging the cap with the housing, second means for engaging the cap with the coupling, third means for engaging a workpiece to the cap, and fourth means for providing tool access from the housing to the third means.
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1. A coupling device for selectively preventing and enabling access to a coaxial plug comprising:
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a housing, a coupling cap within said housing, means for retaining said cap within said housing, said cap and housing being rotatable with respect to each other about a common axis when said cap is so retained within said housing, means for engaging said cap with said plug, said cap being formed with spaced-apart tool-engagement means, and said housing being formed with spaced-apart slot means that can be aligned with said tool-engagement means in such a manner that spaced-apart fingers which are formed on a rigid tool and respectively capable of passing through said slot means are respectively engageable with said tool-engagement means for selectively engaging said cap with and disengaging said cap from said plug, and further comprising a deformable baffle between said slot means and said tool-engagement means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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