Cable connectors having a jacket seal
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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, a corrugated outer conductor surrounding the insulating layer, and a jacket surrounding the corrugated outer conductor, the coaxial cable connector comprising:
- cooperating surfaces, at least one of the cooperating surfaces comprising an angled surface;
a gap defined between the cooperating surfaces, wherein when the coaxial cable connector is in a first position, the gap is configured to receive a section of the corrugated outer conductor;
a conductive pin configured to receive the inner conductor; and
a jacket seal other than the cooperating surfaces, the jacked seal being configured to engage the jacket,wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured to be transitioned from the first position to a second position, wherein in the second position;
(a) at least a portion of the section of the corrugated outer conductor is engaged between the cooperating surfaces, wherein the angled surface is engaged with an inside surface of the portion of the corrugated outer conductor;
(b) the jacket seal is engaged with the jacket; and
(c) the conductive pin receives part of the inner conductor.
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Abstract
A cable connector has a jacket seal. In one example embodiment, the cable connector also has a pin configured to receive an inner conductor of a cable. In such embodiment, the connector has components or surfaces which cooperate to engage a section or portion of an outer conductor of the cable.
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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, a corrugated outer conductor surrounding the insulating layer, and a jacket surrounding the corrugated outer conductor, the coaxial cable connector comprising:
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cooperating surfaces, at least one of the cooperating surfaces comprising an angled surface; a gap defined between the cooperating surfaces, wherein when the coaxial cable connector is in a first position, the gap is configured to receive a section of the corrugated outer conductor; a conductive pin configured to receive the inner conductor; and a jacket seal other than the cooperating surfaces, the jacked seal being configured to engage the jacket, wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured to be transitioned from the first position to a second position, wherein in the second position;
(a) at least a portion of the section of the corrugated outer conductor is engaged between the cooperating surfaces, wherein the angled surface is engaged with an inside surface of the portion of the corrugated outer conductor;
(b) the jacket seal is engaged with the jacket; and
(c) the conductive pin receives part of the inner conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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13. A connector for terminating an end of a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor, an insulating layer surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the insulating layer, and a jacket surrounding the outer conductor, the connector comprising:
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a first component comprising a first cooperating surface, the first cooperating surface configured to be positioned adjacent to an outer surface of the outer conductor; a second component comprising a second cooperating surface, the second cooperating surface configured to be positioned adjacent to an inner surface of the outer conductor, the second cooperating surface comprising a sloped surface, the second cooperating surface and the first cooperating surfaces defining a gap when the connector is in an open position, the gap being configured to receive a section of the outer conductor; a conductive pin configured to receive the inner conductor; a third component configured to define a space between the jacket and the third component when the connector is in an engaged position; and a jacket seal configured to engage the jacket, at least part of the jacket seal being positionable within the space, wherein the connector is configured to be transitioned from the open position to the engaged position, wherein in the engaged position;
(a) the sloped surface and the first cooperating surface are configured to engage therebetween at least a portion of the outer conductor;
(b) the at least part of the jacket seal is positioned within the space and is engaged with the jacket; and
(c) the conductive pin receives part of the inner conductor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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19. A connector comprising:
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a pin configured to receive part of an inner conductor of a cable; a first component comprising a sloped surface; a second component moveable relative to the first component; and a third component comprising a jacket seal, the jacket seal being configured to engage a jacket of the cable, the connector being configured so that, when the connector is engaged with the cable; (i) the pin receives the part of the inner conductor; (ii) a section of an outer conductor of the cable is positioned between the first and second components, the section comprising an inside surface and an outside surface; (iii) the sloped surface of the first component engages the inside surface; (iv) the second component engages the outside surface; and (v) the jacket seal engages the jacket. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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