Connector for corrugated coaxial cable and method
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1. A connector for mounting on the end of a coaxial cable having a corrugated outer conductor, the connector comprising:
- a conductive body having an interior wall surrounding a cable-receiving cavity, the cavity opening at one end of the body;
an elastomer member in the cavity;
a conductive member in the cavity positioned between the elastomer member and an outer conductor of a corrugated coaxial cable in the cavity and between the elastomer member and the body, said elastomer member in direct contact with the conductive member, and said conductive member in direct contact with both the corrugated outer conductor of the coaxial cable and in direct contact with the body, wherein compression of the elastomer member holds the conductive member against both the corrugated outer conductor of the coaxial cable and the body to form an electrical connection therebetween.
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Abstract
An electrical connector is mounted on a corrugated coaxial cable. An electrical connection with the outer conductor of the cable is formed by compressing an elastomer body surrounding the end of the cable and flowing the body inwardly against the cable to hold a conductive member in electrical connection with the outer conductor.
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1. A connector for mounting on the end of a coaxial cable having a corrugated outer conductor, the connector comprising:
- a conductive body having an interior wall surrounding a cable-receiving cavity, the cavity opening at one end of the body;
an elastomer member in the cavity;
a conductive member in the cavity positioned between the elastomer member and an outer conductor of a corrugated coaxial cable in the cavity and between the elastomer member and the body, said elastomer member in direct contact with the conductive member, and said conductive member in direct contact with both the corrugated outer conductor of the coaxial cable and in direct contact with the body, wherein compression of the elastomer member holds the conductive member against both the corrugated outer conductor of the coaxial cable and the body to form an electrical connection therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a conductive body having an interior wall surrounding a cable-receiving cavity, the cavity opening at one end of the body;
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19. The combination of a connector on a corrugated coaxial cable, the combination comprising a connector having a tubular body with an interior wall surrounding a cable-receiving opening, a compressed elastomer member located in the opening;
- a corrugated coaxial cable having an outer conductor with peaks and valleys, said cable located in the opening; and
a conductive member in the opening located both between the elastomer member and the outer conductor of the cable and between the elastomer member and the body, said conductive member in direct contact with peaks and valleys of the outer conductor of the corrugated coaxial cable and in direct contact with the body, and said compressed elastomer member in direct contact with the conductive member, so that the compressed elastomer member holds the conductive member against both the peaks and valleys of the outer conductor of the cable and the connector body to form an electrical connection therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- a corrugated coaxial cable having an outer conductor with peaks and valleys, said cable located in the opening; and
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30. A method of forming an electrical connection between a connector body and the corrugated outer conductor of a coaxial cable, the method comprising the steps of:
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A) providing a connector having a body, a cable-receiving cavity in the body opening at one surface of the body, an elastomer member in the cavity and a conductive member in the cavity, the elastomer member in direct contact with the conductive member, the conductive member in direct contact with the body and positioned for direct contact with the corrugated outer conductor of a coaxial cable positioned in the cavity; B) providing a coaxial cable having an exposed corrugated outer conductor; C) positioning the coaxial cable in the cavity; and D) forming an electrical connection between the corrugated outer conductor of the coaxial cable and the body by compressing the elastomer member against the conductive member to hold the conductive member against both the corrugated outer conductor of the cable and the body. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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