End connector fitting with crimping device
First Claim
1. A fitting for connecting a cable having an electrically conductive member to another electrically conductive member, said fitting comprising:
- a sleeve member of a thin-walled, continuous cylindrical configuration sized for insertion of an end of said cable therethrough; and
a cylindrical crimping member having an inner tapered annular surface portion extending radially outwardly of said cylindrical sleeve member, and means engageable with said crimping member for advancing said crimping member axially with respect to said sleeve member whereby said tapered annular surface portion imparts inward radial deformation to crimp said sleeve member into sealed engagement with an external surface portion of said cable.
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Abstract
An end connector fitting for splicing electrically conductive members, such as, coaxial cables together includes splicing devices which are threaded onto opposite ends of the fitting to cause deformable sleeve portions at opposite ends of the fitting to be crimped into sealed engagement with each electrically conductive member, and the splicing devices can be left in place after the crimping operation. The splicing devices may be formed with unitary tapered surface portions or separate tubular inserts with tapered surface portions to impart the necessary crimping force to the sleeve portions. In an alternate form, the fitting may be provided with a single splicing device at one end to crimp the sleeve portion into sealed engagement with an electrically conductive member and the opposite end being adapted for connection to a post or terminal.
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19 Claims
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1. A fitting for connecting a cable having an electrically conductive member to another electrically conductive member, said fitting comprising:
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a sleeve member of a thin-walled, continuous cylindrical configuration sized for insertion of an end of said cable therethrough; and a cylindrical crimping member having an inner tapered annular surface portion extending radially outwardly of said cylindrical sleeve member, and means engageable with said crimping member for advancing said crimping member axially with respect to said sleeve member whereby said tapered annular surface portion imparts inward radial deformation to crimp said sleeve member into sealed engagement with an external surface portion of said cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An end connector fitting for connecting a cable having an inner electrically conductive member to another electrically conductive member, said fitting comprising:
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radially inner and outer spaced concentric sleeve members defining an annular space therebetween for insertion of said inner electrically conductive member through said inner of said sleeve members, said sleeve members each being of continuous cylindrical configuration; and a crimping nut member having a tubular insert provided with an inner tapered surface portion, and means for advancing said nut member axially with respect to said sleeve members whereby said insert imparts inward radial deformation to crimp said outer sleeve member into sealed engagement with an external portion of said cable which is inserted into said annular space against an external surface of said inner sleeve member. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An end connector fitting for coaxial cables of the type having radially inner and outer spaced conductors wherein said fitting includes a hollow cylindrical connector body and radially inner and outer spaced concentric sleeve members having an annular space therebetween at least at one end of said body, said sleeve members sized for insertion of an end of said inner conductor therethrough, and insertion of said outer conductor into said annular space, said sleeve members each being of continuous cylindrical configuration, the combination therewith comprising:
a crimping nut member having an inner tapered surface portion at one end and an internally threaded portion at an opposite end for engagement with a complementary externally threaded portion on said connector body and wherein threaded advancement of said nut member axially with respect to said connector body will cause said tapered annular surface portion to impart inward radial deformation to crimp said outer sleeve member into sealed engagement with said outer conductor of said coaxial cable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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