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Connector having a nut-body continuity element and method of use thereof

  • US 8,529,279 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2012
  • Issued: 09/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A coaxial cable connector with a body member having an inner body portion configured to engage a port when the connector is in the assembled state and an outer body portion configured to face substantially away from the inner body portion, the connector comprising:

  • a coupling member having a rearwardly facing mating edge portion configured to substantially face a rearward direction of the connector away from the port when the connector is in the assembled state, the rearwardly facing mating edge portion including an inward protrusion;

    an external continuity member configured to be located outside the inward protrusion of the coupling member and outside the outer body portion of the body member such that no portion of the external continuity member is located either inside the body member or inside the inward protrusion of the coupling member when the connector is in the assembled state, the external continuity member including;

    a coupling member contact portion configured to substantially face toward the port when the connector is in the assembled state, maintain contact with the rearwardly facing mating edge portion of the coupling member when the connector is in the assembled state; and

    a body member contact portion configured to maintain contact with the outer body portion of the body member when the connector is in the assembled state;

    wherein the external continuity member is resilient, is not configured to form an environmental seal, is made of a substantially metallic material that is corrosive when exposed to environmental materials, is configured to create a biasing forcing force against the rearwardly facing mating edge face portion when the connector is in the assembled state and when the coupling member and body member move relative to one another, and is configured to form a continuous metallic electrical grounding path extending between the coupling member and the body member so as to maintain electrical continuity between the body member and the coupling member when the connector is in the assembled state.

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