Coaxial connector and method of connecting a two-wire cable to a coaxial connector
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1. A coaxial connector comprising:
- a connector assembly having a first axis and axially spaced first and second ends,the connector assembly comprising a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly,the connector assembly further comprising;
a) a first receiver having a first state in which the first receiver defines a first receptacle for a first wire with a first effective diameter, a first conductor on the first wire electrically connected to the first contact assembly with the first wire in operative engagement with the connector assembly and b) a second receiver having a first state in which the second receiver defines a second receptacle for a second wire with a second effective diameter, a second conductor on the second wire electrically connected to the second contact assembly with the second wire in operative engagement with the connector assembly; and
a securing assembly,the securing assembly and connector assembly cooperating with, and movable relative to, each other so as to be changeable between a pre-assembly state and an assembled state,the first receiver changeable from its first state into a second state wherein the first receptacle has a third effective diameter that is less than the first effective diameter as an incident of the securing assembly and connector assembly being changed from the pre-assembly state into the assembled state,the first wire in operative engagement with the connector assembly held more securely in the first receptacle with the first receiver in the second state than with the first receiver in its first state.
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Abstract
A coaxial connector having a connector assembly and a securing assembly. The connector assembly has a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly and first and second receivers for wire. The securing assembly and connector assembly cooperate with each other and are movable relative to each other so as to be changeable between a pre-assembly state and an assembled state. The first receiver is changeable from a first state into a second state wherein the first receptacle has a reduced effective diameter as an incident of the securing assembly and connector assembly being changed from the pre-assembly state into the assembled state.
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1. A coaxial connector comprising:
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a connector assembly having a first axis and axially spaced first and second ends, the connector assembly comprising a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly, the connector assembly further comprising;
a) a first receiver having a first state in which the first receiver defines a first receptacle for a first wire with a first effective diameter, a first conductor on the first wire electrically connected to the first contact assembly with the first wire in operative engagement with the connector assembly and b) a second receiver having a first state in which the second receiver defines a second receptacle for a second wire with a second effective diameter, a second conductor on the second wire electrically connected to the second contact assembly with the second wire in operative engagement with the connector assembly; anda securing assembly, the securing assembly and connector assembly cooperating with, and movable relative to, each other so as to be changeable between a pre-assembly state and an assembled state, the first receiver changeable from its first state into a second state wherein the first receptacle has a third effective diameter that is less than the first effective diameter as an incident of the securing assembly and connector assembly being changed from the pre-assembly state into the assembled state, the first wire in operative engagement with the connector assembly held more securely in the first receptacle with the first receiver in the second state than with the first receiver in its first state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A coaxial connector comprising:
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a connector assembly having a first axis and axially spaced first and second ends; and a securing assembly, the connector assembly comprising a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly for electrical connection to a port, the first contact assembly comprising a cylindrical wall with a central axis, the second contact assembly comprising a pin with a central axis that is substantially coincident with the central axis of the cylindrical wall, the connector assembly further comprising first and second receivers comprising first and second receptacles with first and second conductors respectively and means for electrically connecting the first and second conductors respectively to the first and second contact assemblies, the connector assembly and securing assembly comprising cooperating means for crimping first and second wires in electrical contact with the first and second conductors in the first and second receptacles in response to relative movement of at least a part of the securing assembly relative to at least a part of the connector assembly to thereby change the securing assembly and connector assembly between a pre-assembly state and an assembled state. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of connecting a two-wire cable having first and second wires each with a leading end to a coaxial connector, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a coaxial connector comprising a) a connector assembly having a first axis and comprising a first contact assembly, a second contact assembly and first and second conductors electrically connected respectively to the first and second contact assemblies, and b) a securing assembly; placing the first wire in electrical contact with the first conductor and the second wire in electrical contact with the second conductor by directing the leading ends of the first and second wires parallel to the first axis in a first direction; and moving at least a part of the securing assembly along the first axis in the first direction relative to the connector assembly to thereby change the securing assembly and connector assembly from a pre-assembly state into an assembled state as an incident of which the first and second wires are crimped and maintained in operative engagement with the first and second conductors on the connector assembly. - View Dependent Claims (31, 33, 38)
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32. A method of connecting a two-wire cable having first and second wires to a coaxial connector, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a coaxial connector comprising a) a connector assembly comprising a first contact assembly, a second contact assembly and first and second conductors electrically connected respectively to the first and second contact assemblies, and b) a securing assembly; placing the first wire in electrical contact with the first conductor and the second wire in electrical contract with the second conductor; moving at least a part of the securing assembly relative to the connector assembly to thereby change the securing assembly and connector assembly from a pre-assembly state into an assembled state as an incident of which the first and second wires are crimped and maintained in operative engagement with the first and second conductors on the connector assembly; and directing the first and second wires one each through first and second crimping passages defined by the securing assembly before changing the securing assembly and connector assembly from the pre-assembly state into the assembled state, wherein the first and second wires each has a conductor with an insulating layer and further comprising the steps of removing the insulating layers from the wires after the wires are directed through the crimping passages.
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34. A method of connecting a two-wire cable having first and second wires to a coaxial connector, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a coaxial connector comprising a) a connector assembly comprising a first contact assembly, a second contact assembly and first and second conductors electrically connected respectively to the first and second contact assemblies, and b) a securing assembly; placing the first wire in electrical contact with the first conductor and the second wire in electrical contact with the second conductor; and moving at least a part of the securing assembly relative to the connector assembly to thereby change the securing assembly and connector assembly from a pre-assembly state into an assembled state as an incident of which the first and second wires are crimped and maintained in operative engagement with the first and second conductors on the connector assembly; wherein the step of providing a coaxial connector comprises providing an insulator, first and second receivers, and first and second leads electrically connected one each to the first and second receivers, assembling the insulator and first and second leads and receivers as a self-contained unit, providing a cylindrical body with an internal receptacle, and directing the self-contained unit into the internal receptacle so that the first and second leads are respectively brought into electrical contact with the first and second contact assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method of connecting a two-wire cable having first and second wires to a coaxial connector, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a coaxial connector having a central axis and comprising a) a connector assembly comprising a first contact assembly, a second contact assembly and first and second conductors electrically connected respectively to the first and second contact assemblies, and b) a securing assembly; placing the first wire in electrical contact with the first conductor and the second wire in electrical contact with the second conductor, moving at least a part of the securing assembly relative to the connector assembly to thereby change the securing assembly and connector assembly from a pre-assembly state into an assembled state as an incident of which the first and second wires are crimped and maintained in operative engagement with the first and second conductors on the connector assembly; and using a tool to engage the parts of the securing assembly and connector assembly and to translate the part of the securing assembly to thereby change the securing assembly and connector assembly from the pre-assembly state into the assembled state.
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