Tamper-resistant cable terminator system
First Claim
1. A tamper-resistant terminator system especially adapted for use in combination with a cable transmission system,said cable transmission system including a device for transmitting a signal and including an attachment element for rotatably cooperating with a mating element carried by a connector associated with a cable for receiving a signal,and for preventing unauthorized engagement of said connector with said device, said terminator system comprising:
- a) a terminator including(i) a body having two ends, and including a second mating element formed at one end for cooperating with said attachment element, and a socket formed at the other end, said second mating element and said socket being coaxial along a first axis of rotation, and(ii) a shield encapsulating said body for relative rotation about said first axis of rotation and having a first open end surrounding said second mating element, and a second open end surrounding said socket; and
b) a tool including(i) a shaft assembly, and(ii) actuating means for selectively moving said shaft assembly betweena retracted position in which said shaft assembly is movable in a longitudinal direction along said first axis of rotation within said second access port and said socket, andan extended position in which a portion of said shaft assembly frictionally and drivingly engages said body,wherein said actuating means includes means for moving said portion laterally with respect to said first axis of rotation.
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Abstract
A tamper-resistant terminator includes a connector body rotatably encapsulated with a shield. A port in the shield receives a terminal of a cable transmission system therethrough for rotational engagement with a threaded bore within the connector body. Another port in the shield provides access to a socket defined by a smooth continuous cylindrical body. The socket and the threaded bore extend in opposite directions along a longitudinal axis about which the shield is freely rotatable. A tool includes a tubular shaft having a knurled portion at the free end extends from a first handle section. A disc residing adjacent the end of the tubular shaft is carried by a shaft rotatably journaled with the tubular shaft and drivingly engaged with a second handle section. In response to relative rotation between the handle sections the disc and the knurled section of the tubular shaft move between a concentric portion for telescoping movement within the socket of the connector body and an eccentric portion in for driving engagement with the socket.
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8 Claims
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1. A tamper-resistant terminator system especially adapted for use in combination with a cable transmission system,
said cable transmission system including a device for transmitting a signal and including an attachment element for rotatably cooperating with a mating element carried by a connector associated with a cable for receiving a signal, and for preventing unauthorized engagement of said connector with said device, said terminator system comprising: -
a) a terminator including (i) a body having two ends, and including a second mating element formed at one end for cooperating with said attachment element, and a socket formed at the other end, said second mating element and said socket being coaxial along a first axis of rotation, and (ii) a shield encapsulating said body for relative rotation about said first axis of rotation and having a first open end surrounding said second mating element, and a second open end surrounding said socket; and b) a tool including (i) a shaft assembly, and (ii) actuating means for selectively moving said shaft assembly between a retracted position in which said shaft assembly is movable in a longitudinal direction along said first axis of rotation within said second access port and said socket, and an extended position in which a portion of said shaft assembly frictionally and drivingly engages said body, wherein said actuating means includes means for moving said portion laterally with respect to said first axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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