Radial compression type coaxial cable end connector
DCFirst Claim
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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Abstract
A radial compression type coaxial cable end connector has a connector body comprising a tubular inner post extending from a front end to a rear end, and an outer collar surrounding and fixed relative to the inner post at a location disposed rearwardly of the front post end. The outer collar cooperates in a radially spaced relationship with the inner post to define an annular chamber with a rear opening. A fastener at the front end of the inner post serves to attach the end connector to a system component. A tubular locking member protrudes axially into the annular chamber through its rear opening. The tubular locking member is integrally coupled to the connector body and is displaceable axially between an open position accommodating insertion of the tubular inner post into a prepared cable end, with an annular outer portion of the cable being received in the annular chamber, and a clamped position fixing the annular cable portion within the chamber.
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19 Claims
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1. An end connector for connecting a coaxial cable to a system component, said end connector comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An integral end connector for connecting a coaxial cable to a system component, said end connector comprising:
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a connector body having a tubular inner post extending from a front end to a rear end, with an outer collar surrounding and fixed relative to said inner post by means of a circular flange extending radially therebetween at a location disposed rearwardly of said front end, said collar cooperating in a radially spaced relationship with said post to define an annular chamber closed at the forward end by said circular flange and having a rear opening, the outer surface of said inner post having a radially enlarged portion remote from said rear end and adjacent to said circular flange; fastener means at the front end of said inner post for attaching said end connector to said system component; and a tubular locking member inseparably coupled to said connector body and protruding into said annular chamber through said rear opening, said locking member being movable axially relative to said connector body between first and second positions, said tubular locking member when in said first position protruding axially rearwardly from said connector body 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 between said locking member and said inner post into said annular chamber through said rear opening, and said tubular locking member when in said second position coacting with the radially enlarged portion of the outer surface of said inner post to grip the outer annular portion of said cable therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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