Hand tightenable coaxial cable connector
First Claim
1. A coaxial cable connector for coupling a coaxial cable to a mating connector, the connector comprising:
- a connector body having a forward end and a rearward cable receiving end for receiving a cable; and
a nut rotatably coupled to said forward end of said connector body, said nut including a radially enlarged flanged head portion defining a forward end of said nut and a tubular body portion extending rearwardly from said head portion over said connector body and terminating adjacent said rearward cable receiving end of said connector body, said radially enlarged head portion having an outer diameter greater than a maximum outer diameter of said tubular body portion;
wherein said nut further comprises;
an internally threaded surface extending from said forward end of said nut and terminating at a rearward termination point; and
a peripheral wall defining a transition between said radially enlarged head portion and said tubular body portion, said peripheral wall being substantially axially aligned with said rearward termination point of said internally threaded surface.
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Abstract
A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body having a forward end and a rearward cable receiving end for receiving a cable and a nut rotatably coupled to the forward end of the connector body. The nut includes a flanged head portion at its forward end and a tubular body portion extending rearwardly from the head portion over the connector body and terminating adjacent the rearward cable receiving end of the connector body. The flanged head portion is radially enlarged, having an outer diameter greater than a maximum outer diameter of the tubular body portion, and the tubular body portion preferably surrounds more than half the length of the connector body.
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14 Claims
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1. A coaxial cable connector for coupling a coaxial cable to a mating connector, the connector comprising:
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a connector body having a forward end and a rearward cable receiving end for receiving a cable; and a nut rotatably coupled to said forward end of said connector body, said nut including a radially enlarged flanged head portion defining a forward end of said nut and a tubular body portion extending rearwardly from said head portion over said connector body and terminating adjacent said rearward cable receiving end of said connector body, said radially enlarged head portion having an outer diameter greater than a maximum outer diameter of said tubular body portion; wherein said nut further comprises; an internally threaded surface extending from said forward end of said nut and terminating at a rearward termination point; and a peripheral wall defining a transition between said radially enlarged head portion and said tubular body portion, said peripheral wall being substantially axially aligned with said rearward termination point of said internally threaded surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A coaxial cable connector for coupling a coaxial cable to a mating connector, the coaxial cable connector comprising:
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a connector body having a forward end and a rearward cable receiving end for receiving a cable; an annular post disposed within said connector body, said post having a forward end coupled with said forward end of said connector body; a tubular metallic insert having a body portion terminating at a rearward end and a radially enlarged head portion disposed opposite said rearward end, said rearward end being rotatably coupled to said forward end of said connector body and said forward end of said annular post, and said body portion having a plurality of radially arranged axial ribs protruding from an outer surface thereof; and a nut made from a plastic material coupled to an outer surface of said tubular metallic insert, said nut having an inner surface defining an axial bore and a counterbore formed at a forward end of said axial bore, said inner surface engaging said axial ribs of said tubular metallic insert for rotatably fixing said insert in said nut and said counterbore receiving said head portion of said tubular metallic for axially fixing said insert in said nut. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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