Leakage preventive cable connector

• US 7,278,882 B1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Issued: 10/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cablesat International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Cablesat International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Ching-Chieh
• Primary Examiner(s): TA, THO DAC
• Application Number:
  US11/647,385
• Time in Patent Office: 284 Days
• Field of Search: 439/578, 439/583, 439/584
• US Class Current: 439/578
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/622 Screw-ring or screw-casing H01R13/623 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0524 Connection to outer conductor by action of a clamping member, e.g. screw fastening means H01R9/0515 takes precedence

Abstract

A cable connector includes a tubular casing, which has an axial through hole axially extending through two ends thereof and a neck axially forwardly extending from one end, a locknut, which has an inner thread for fastening to an external device and a coupling hole disposed at one end and coupled to the neck of the tubular casing and having an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the locknut and approximately equal to the outer diameter of the neck, an inner tube, which has an axial through hole extending through two distal ends thereof, a stop flange extended around the periphery of one end thereof and stopped against the neck of the tubular casing, and a stretching portion formed on the periphery thereof adjacent to the stop flange and stopped against the inside wall of the neck of the tubular casing to force the neck into friction engagement with the inside wall of the locknut, and a collar, which is coupled to one end of the tubular casing and forcible onto the tubular casing toward the other end of the tubular casing by an external push force.

Claims

1. A cable connector comprising

a tubular casing, said tubular casing having a first end, a second end, an axial through hole axially extending through said first end and said second end, and a neck axially forwardly extending from said first end;

a locknut rotatably coupled to said neck of said tubular casing, said locknut having an inner thread for fastening to an external device, a coupling hole disposed at one end of said inner thread and coupled to said neck of said tubular casing, said coupling hole having an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of said locknut and approximately equal to the outer diameter of said neck;

an inner tube inserted into said locknut and said tubular casing, said inner tube having an axial through hole extending through two distal ends thereof, a stop flange extended around the periphery of one end thereof and stopped against said neck of said tubular casing, and a stretching portion formed on the periphery thereof adjacent to said stop flange and stopped against an inside wall of said neck of said tubular casing to force said neck into friction engagement with an inside wall of said locknut; and

a collar coupled to the second end of said tubular casing and forcible onto said tubular casing toward the first end of said tubular casing by an external push force;

wherein said stretching portion of said inner tube is a sloping surface.

2. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein neck of said tubular casing has a free end terminating in an outward flange that is stopped against said stop flange of said sleeve and a part inside said locknut.

3. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stretching portion of said inner tube is a raised portion protruded from the surface of the periphery of said inner tube.

4. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stretching portion of said inner tube is an annular flange extending around the periphery of said inner tube.

5. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said collar has an inner diameter divided into a relatively greater clamping portion at one end, a relatively smaller receiving portion at an opposite end, and a tapered surface portion gradually reducing from said relatively greater clamping portion toward said relatively smaller receiving portion.

6. The cable connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the relatively greater clamping portion of said collar is coupled to the second end of said tubular casing.

7. The cable connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein said stretching portion of said inner tube imparts a radially outward pressure to said neck of said tubular casing to force said neck into friction engagement with a part inside said locknut when said inner tube is inserted into said locknut and said tubular casing.