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Connector for coaxial cable having corrugated outer conductor and method of attachment

  • US 5,334,051 A
  • Filed: 06/17/1993
  • Issued: 08/02/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A connector assembly for a coaxial cable having an inner conductor and a corrugated outer conductor, said connector assembly comprising:

  • an inner connector adapted to engage the end of the inner conductor of the coaxial cable,a unitary outer connector in the form of a hollow cylinder having a thick central portion for supporting a coupling nut, and thin end portions forming a pair of barrels projecting from opposite ends of said central portion, one of said barrels having a threaded inside surface for threadingly engaging the corrugated outer surface of the outer conductor of said cable, the inside wall of said outer connector forming a circumferential shoulder which extends radially inwardly along the end of the corrugated outer conductor of the cable so that when said outer connector is threaded onto said outer conductor, said shoulder is pressed into engagement with the end of said outer conductor to make electrical contact therewith, anda dielectric spacer between said inner and outer connectors.

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