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Radial compression type coaxial cable end connector

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  • US 5,632,651 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1995
  • Issued: 05/27/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An end connector for connecting a coaxial cable to a system component, said end connector comprising:

  • a connector body comprising a tubular inner post extending from a front end to a rear end, and including an outer collar surrounding and fixed relative to said inner post at a location disposed rearwardly of said front end, said outer collar cooperating in a radially spaced relationship with said inner post to define an annular chamber with a rear opening;

    fastener means at the front end of said inner post for attaching said end connector to said system component;

    a tubular locking member; and

    engagement means for inseparably coupling said locking member to said connector body at a first position partially inserted through said rear opening into said annular chamber and at which first position said locking member protrudes axially rearwardly from said connector body and overlaps and coacts in a radially spaced relationship with said inner post to accommodate insertion of the rear end of said inner post into an end of said cable, with a central core portion of said cable being received in said inner post through said rear end and an outer annular portion of said cable being received in said annular chamber through said rear opening and between said locking member and said inner post, said engagement means being yieldably releasable in response to an axially directed force to accommodate a further axial insertion of said locking member into said annular chamber to a second position at which said locking member coacts with said inner post to grip the outer annular portion of said cable therebetween.

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