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Coaxial cable connector

  • US 6,123,567 A
  • Filed: 07/07/1998
  • Issued: 09/26/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrical connector for coupling to an electrical conductor of the type having an inner conductor enclosed with an inner insulation and a generally concentric conductive sheath around said inner insulation and enclosed in an outer insulation, said electrical connector comprising:

  • a housing having an electrically conductive portion and a bore therein;

    at least one electrically conductive prong having two end portions, said conductive prong attached to said housing and having an portion protruding axially into said housing bore piercing into an end of the electrical conductor and making electrical contact with the inner conductor of the electrical conductor;

    an electrically conductive clamp electrically connected to, and extending outwardly from a front end of, said electrically conductive portion of said housing and insulated from said electrically conductive prong, said electrically conductive clamp having a pointed end sized for driving through the outer insulation of the electrical conductor and making electrical contact with the conductive sheath without contacting the inner conductor;

    a generally cylindrically shaped housing cap member attachable to said housing and having means for driving said electrically conductive clamp through the outer insulation of the electrical conductor to make electrical contact with the conductive sheath when said cap member is attached to said housing to thereby form a conductive path between the conductive sheath and the electrically conductive portion of said housing.

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