Cable TV end connector starter guide
First Claim
1. In an end connector fitting for connecting a male end of a coaxial cable in centered relation to a hollow cylindrical connector body, said connector body including a sleeve member extending from one end thereof, the improvement comprising:
- a starter guide of elongated cylindrical configuration slidably disposed in said connector body having a recessed portion at one end thereof in facing relation to said male end of said cable, said guide projecting axially through at least a portion of said sleeve, and said recessed portion being sized for loose-fitting insertion of said male end of said cable wherein said guide member is slidable away from said sleeve member and through said connector body in response to axial movement of said male end of said cable through said connector body.
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Abstract
A guide for coaxial cable end connectors having a crimping ring at one end of the connector which receives the end of the coaxial cable, a cylindrical insert disposed in a central bore of the connector body and has a recessed portion for loose-fitting insertion of the cable to maintain centered to the body as the cable is advanced with the body. In one form, the guide is free to be removed from the body once the cable is fully inserted, and in another form has a tubular insert through which the cable is inserted and advanced into engagement with an extension pin with the tubular insert in surrounding relation to the extension pin. In one form, a starter plug supports an extension pin in the body and facing the male end of the cable so that the male end will advance the extension pin toward the opposite end of the connector body as the cable is advanced into the body.
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25 Claims
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1. In an end connector fitting for connecting a male end of a coaxial cable in centered relation to a hollow cylindrical connector body, said connector body including a sleeve member extending from one end thereof, the improvement comprising:
a starter guide of elongated cylindrical configuration slidably disposed in said connector body having a recessed portion at one end thereof in facing relation to said male end of said cable, said guide projecting axially through at least a portion of said sleeve, and said recessed portion being sized for loose-fitting insertion of said male end of said cable wherein said guide member is slidable away from said sleeve member and through said connector body in response to axial movement of said male end of said cable through said connector body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In an end connector fitting for connecting a male end of a coaxial cable in centered relation to a hollow cylindrical connector body having radially inner and outer spaced concentric sleeve members defining an annular space therebetween for insertion of one or more outer layers of said male end in said space, said sleeve members extending from one end of said body with a crimping ring disposed at one end of said sleeve members, the improvement comprising:
a starter guide of elongated configuration having a bore at one end in facing relation to said male end, said starter guide being dimensioned for slidable insertion into said inner of said sleeve members and to project axially therethrough, said bore being centered in relation to said inner of said sleeve members and dimensioned for loose-fitting insertion of said male end of said cable whereupon axial slidable advancement of said cable through said crimping ring and insertion of said outer layer(s) into said space said starter guide will follow slidable advancement of said male end through said connector body. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In an end connector fitting for connecting a male end of a coaxial cable in centered relation to a connector body wherein said body includes a sleeve member extending from one end thereof, and a crimping ring extending from said sleeve, the improvement comprising:
a starter guide comprising an elongated tubular insert mounted in centered relation to said connector body for insertion of said male end therethrough and wherein said tubular insert is slidable through said connector body in response to axial movement of said cable into said connector body. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In an end connector fitting for mounting a male end of a coaxial cable in centered relation to an annular connector body having radially inner and outer spaced concentric sleeve members which define an annular space therebetween for insertion of one or more outer layers of said male end in said space, and a crimping ring projecting from one end of said sleeve members, the improvement comprising:
a starter guide of elongated cylindrical configuration slidably disposed in said connector body and having an electrically conductive extension pin at one end thereof in facing relation to said male end of said cable to be mounted therein, said extension pin being sized at one end for insertion of said male end of said cable, and limit stop means on said starter guide for limiting axial advancement of said extension pin to a predetermined position with respect to an opposite end of said connector body in response to axial advancement of said male end. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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