Cable clamp apparatus
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1. A coaxial cable assembly, comprising:
- a coaxial cable having an outer insulative jacket, a center conductor and a ground wire braid therebetween, said outer insulative jacket and said ground wire braid terminating at an end of said coaxial cable, and said center conductor including a length which extends beyond said end;
a conductive cable clamp having a bore extending therethrough, said coaxial cable having an end region which extends into said bore, said cable clamp comprising a first component which extends in a direction of a longitudinal axis of said cable clamp from a first end to an opposite second end, and a second component which extends from said first end in a direction of said longitudinal axis, said second component comprising a portion which penetrates said outer insulative jacket and engages said ground wire braid, and a connector shell attached to said end region, said connector shell being formed for longitudinally slidable, torque-free engagement with said penetrating portion, said penetrating portion being in contact with and sandwiched between said ground wire braid and said connector shell.
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A conductive cable clamp is provided which may be attached to an end region of a coaxial cable in such a manner that a portion of the cable clamp penetrates the outer insulative jacket of the coaxial cable and contacts the ground wire braid of the coaxial cable. Such ground wire braid is severed at the end of the coaxial cable rather than being folded back towards the outer surface of the outer insulative jacket in the usual manner.
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1. A coaxial cable assembly, comprising:
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a coaxial cable having an outer insulative jacket, a center conductor and a ground wire braid therebetween, said outer insulative jacket and said ground wire braid terminating at an end of said coaxial cable, and said center conductor including a length which extends beyond said end; a conductive cable clamp having a bore extending therethrough, said coaxial cable having an end region which extends into said bore, said cable clamp comprising a first component which extends in a direction of a longitudinal axis of said cable clamp from a first end to an opposite second end, and a second component which extends from said first end in a direction of said longitudinal axis, said second component comprising a portion which penetrates said outer insulative jacket and engages said ground wire braid, and a connector shell attached to said end region, said connector shell being formed for longitudinally slidable, torque-free engagement with said penetrating portion, said penetrating portion being in contact with and sandwiched between said ground wire braid and said connector shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A coaxial cable assembly, comprising:
a conductive cable clamp having a bore extending therethrough formed to receive a coaxial cable, said cable clamp comprising a first component which extends in a direction of a longitudinal axis of said cable clamp from a first end to an opposite second end, and a second component which extends from said first end in a direction of said longitudinal axis, said second component comprising a portion which penetrates said outer insulative jacket and engages said ground wire braid, and a connector shell attached to said end region, said connector shell being formed for longitudinally slidable, torque-free engagement with said penetrating portion, said penetrating portion being in contact with and sandwiched between said connector shell and a ground wire braid when said coaxial cable assembly is installed on a coaxial cable.
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