Feedthrough coaxial cable connector
First Claim
1. A feedthrough coaxial cable connector for connecting to a prepared end of a coaxial cable having an exposed solid-wire center conductor and a cable splice or tap port jack receptacle, the connector comprising:
- a split tubular radial walled portion forming a receptacle engagement member which surrounds the cable splice or tap port receptacle and is coaxially disposed about the exposed center conductor and dimension to slide onto and contact in close fitting friction engagement an outer surface of the cable splice or tap port receptacle with which the connector mates in use, and a resiliently deformable elastomeric radial compression member to snugly fit over the split tubular wall portion and provide compression on the split tubular member and hoop strength thereto and to protect the split tubular radial walled portion while holding the split tubular radial walled portion on the cable splice or tap port receptacle, the resiliently deformable elastomeric radial compression member sliding along the cable to fit over the split tubular radial wall portion, the radial compression member also assisting in retaining the cable on the cable connector.
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Abstract
A feedthrough coaxial cable connector includes a tubular mandrel body dimensioned to be pressed between a foil-bonded dielectric core and other elements of an outer conductor of the prepared end of the cable. The body has cable engagement surface which defines a knife edge projection therearound for engaging an outer conductor of the cable by creating shear stresses therein without actually shearing the outer conductor. A tubular shank portion extends from the cable engagement surface portion to a radial wall portion, and a jack engagement portion is coaxial about the exposed central conductor. The jack engagement portion achieves a tight friction fit upon a jack and may be formed as an inside compression collet. A radial compression providing structure causes an inside surface region of the outer conductor to bear directly against and bend over the knife edge portion. Preferably, a slideable shell is slideably positionable generally away from a connector end facing the outer surface of the jack to enable the jack engagement portion of the connector to slide over the outer surface of the jack, and slideably positionable toward the connector end so as to radially compress the radially diverging jack engagement portion against the outer surface of the jack to secure the connector thereto. A kit of parts including an expendable installation tool enables proper assembly of the cable connector without special skills or tools.
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9 Claims
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1. A feedthrough coaxial cable connector for connecting to a prepared end of a coaxial cable having an exposed solid-wire center conductor and a cable splice or tap port jack receptacle, the connector comprising:
- a split tubular radial walled portion forming a receptacle engagement member which surrounds the cable splice or tap port receptacle and is coaxially disposed about the exposed center conductor and dimension to slide onto and contact in close fitting friction engagement an outer surface of the cable splice or tap port receptacle with which the connector mates in use, and a resiliently deformable elastomeric radial compression member to snugly fit over the split tubular wall portion and provide compression on the split tubular member and hoop strength thereto and to protect the split tubular radial walled portion while holding the split tubular radial walled portion on the cable splice or tap port receptacle, the resiliently deformable elastomeric radial compression member sliding along the cable to fit over the split tubular radial wall portion, the radial compression member also assisting in retaining the cable on the cable connector.
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9. A method of gripping a cable splice or tap port receptacle comprising:
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positioning a split tubular radial walled member over the receptacle; and sliding a resiliently deformable elastomeric radial compression member along a coaxial cable mated to the receptacle and over the split tubular radial walled member to compress the split tubular radial walled member into friction fitting engagement on the receptacle.
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