Directly connectable cable television splitters/amplifier

• US 6,969,278 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2004
• Issued: 11/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Times Fiber Communications Incorporated (Amphenol Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Extreme Broadband Engineering LLC
• Inventors: Shapson, Jay F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Hien
• Application Number:
  US10/827,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20050233637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 439/578, 439/579, 439/581, 439/63, 333/100, 333/101, 333/206
• US Class Current: 439/579
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 27/02 for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/005 Intermediate parts for distributing signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/102 Circuits therefor, e.g. noise reducers, equalisers, amplifiers H04N7/108 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/104 Switchers or splitters

Abstract

In one embodiment of the invention a splitter is provided with a male F-59 type connector for direct connection to the female port of a video amplifier. In another embodiment of the invention, a cable televison amplifier is provided with a male F-59 type connector for direct connection to the female input port of a typical splitter.

Claims

1. In a cable television system, the combination comprising:

a video splitter including;

a housing;

at least two output ports; and

an input port on said housing for receiving video/audio/data signals, said input port being provided by a male coaxial connector with a captive rotatable nut; and

a video amplifier including;

a housing;

a first port being an output port on said housing for outputting video/audio/data signals, said first port being provided by a female coaxial connector, for directly securing electrical and mechanical coupling to the male connector of the input port of said video splitter without use of coaxial cable therebetween;

a second port for power; and

a third port for receiving an input signal.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein said male connector is a 75 ohm coaxial F-59 type connector, and said female connector is an F-type.

3. The combination of claim 1, wherein said video splitter further includes:

said at least two output ports consisting of female connectors.

4. The combination of claim 1, further including:

said first port of said video splitter being provided by a male F-59 type 75 ohm connector; and

said first port of said amplifier being provided by an F-type female connector.

5. The combination of claim 4, wherein said at least two output ports of said video splitter each consist of an F-type female connector.

6. In a cable television system, the combination comprising:

a video amplifier including;

a housing;

a first port being an output port on said housing for outputting video/audio/data, said first port being provided by a male connector with a captive rotatable nut;

a second port for power;

a third port for receiving an input signal; and

a video splitter including;

a housing;

at least two output ports; and

an input port on said housing for receiving video/audio/data signals, said input port being provided by a female connector, for directly securing electrical and mechanical coupling to the male connector of said video amplifier without use of coaxial cable therebetween.

7. The combination of claim 6, wherein said male connector is a 75 ohm coaxial F-59 type connector, and said female connector is an F-type.

8. The combination of claim 6, wherein said at least two output ports of said video splitter each consist of an F-type female connector.

9. In a cable television system, the combination comprising:

a first device including;

a housing; and

a first port on said housing for the passage of video/audio/data signals provided by a male connector with a captive rotatable nut; and

a second device including;

a housing; and

a first port on said housing for the passage of video/audio/data signals provided by a female connector, for directly receiving and securing electrical and mechanical coupling to the male connector of said first device via the direct connection of said male connector to said female connector without use of a coaxial cable therebetween;

wherein said first device being a video splitter, said first port being an input port; and

second device being a video amplifier with its first port providing an output port;

wherein said male connector is a 75 ohm coaxial F-59 type connector, and said female connector is an F-type.

10. The combination of claim 9, wherein said video splitter further includes:

a plurality of second ports consisting of female ports, respectively, each providing an output.

11. The combination of claim 9, further including:

said first port of said video splitter being provided by a male F-59 type 75 ohm connector; and

said first port of said amplifier being provided by an F-type female connector.

12. The combination of claim 11, wherein said video splitter further includes a plurality of second ports each consisting of an F-type female connector, and each providing an output.

13. The combination of claim 9, wherein said video amplifier further includes a second port for power, and a third port for receiving an input signal.