Cable compression connectors
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1. A coaxial cable connector for terminating a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, an insulating layer surrounding the inner conductor, and an outer conductor surrounding the insulating layer, the coaxial cable connector comprising:
- an internal connector structure;
an external connector structure that cooperates with the internal connector structure to define a gap that is configured to receive a section of the outer conductor;
a conductive pin configured to engage the inner conductor so as to result in an initial contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor; and
wherein the external connector structure is configured to be clamped about the section of the outer conductor and radially compress the section of the outer conductor between the external connector structure and the internal connector structure such that a contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor is configured to increase from the initial contact force when the connector is moved from a first position to a second position.
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Abstract
Cable compression connectors have a plurality of components including a first connector structure, a second connector structure, and a conductive pin. The components cooperate to engage an end of a cable.
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51 Claims
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1. A coaxial cable connector for terminating a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, an insulating layer surrounding the inner conductor, and an outer conductor surrounding the insulating layer, the coaxial cable connector comprising:
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an internal connector structure; an external connector structure that cooperates with the internal connector structure to define a gap that is configured to receive a section of the outer conductor; a conductive pin configured to engage the inner conductor so as to result in an initial contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor; and wherein the external connector structure is configured to be clamped about the section of the outer conductor and radially compress the section of the outer conductor between the external connector structure and the internal connector structure such that a contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor is configured to increase from the initial contact force when the connector is moved from a first position to a second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A connector comprising:
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a first connector structure; a second connector structure that is configured to engage the first connector structure so as to define a gap shaped to receive a portion of an outer conductor of a cable; a conductive pin configured to engage an inner conductor of the cable so as to result in an initial contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor; and wherein the second connector structure is configured to clamp and radially compress the portion of the outer conductor between the first and second connector structures such that a contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor of the cable is increased from the initial contact force when the connector is moved from a first position to a second position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A connector attachable to a cable, the cable having an inner conductor, an intermediate layer surrounding the inner conductor, and an outer conductor surrounding the intermediate layer, the connector comprising:
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a first connector structure; a pin configured to engage the inner conductor resulting in an initial force transferred from the pin to the inner conductor; and a second connector structure including a plurality of components, the second connector structure cooperating with the first connector structure to define a space configured to receive a portion of the outer conductor, the second connector structure configured to be clamped around the received portion and compress the received portion, one of the components being configured to move from a first position to a second position relative to another one of the components, the movement resulting in an increase in the initial force. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A connector comprising:
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a first connector structure; a second connector structure, wherein the first connector structure cooperates with the second connector structure to define a space to receive a portion of an outer conductor of a coaxial cable, and wherein the first connector structure and the second connector structure are configured to compress the received portion of the outer conductor when the connector is moved from a first position to a second position; and a conductive pin configured to engage an inner conductor of the coaxial cable so as to result in an initial contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor in the first position, wherein a contact force between the conductive pin and the inner conductor increases from the initial contact force when the connector is moved from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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