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Self-terminating coaxial connector

  • US 5,598,132 A
  • Filed: 01/25/1996
  • Issued: 01/28/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A self-terminating coaxial connector comprising:

  • a body open on each of two ends, said body having a central bore disposed therethrough, a first end of said body for receiving a coaxial cable, a second end of said body having a mating area;

    a first insulator having a central bore disposed therethrough, said first insulator movably disposed along a common longitudinal axis within said body, said first insulator having a recess from an outside surface thereof to said central bore of said first insulator;

    a second insulator having a central bore disposed therethrough, said second insulator movably disposed along a common longitudinal axis within said body, a first end of said second insulator engaging a first end of said first insulator;

    a spring, said spring disposed about said second insulator;

    a terminal assembly, said terminal assembly comprising a tubular terminal disposed along a common longitudinal axis within said central bore of said first insulator and said central bore of said second insulator, said tubular terminal having a contact disposed at each end for receiving a center conductor of a cable;

    a termination resistor disposed within said recess of said first insulator, said termination resistor having a first lead bonded to and electrically communicating with said tubular terminal;

    an end cap open on each of two ends, said end cap having a central bore disposed therethrough, a first end of said end cap having a mating area cooperating with the mating area of said body, a second end of said end cap for receiving a distribution cable; and

    said first insulator, said second insulator, said terminal assembly and said termination resistor being movably disposed between a first position and a second position within said connector.

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