Serial bus receptacle with exterior socket clamping
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing is configured to couple to a serial communication bus;
a serial bus receptacle comprised in the housing, wherein the serial bus receptacle is configured to communicatively couple to the serial communication bus and comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the serial bus receptacle, and configured to grip a male serial bus plug with a retention force when the male serial bus plug is inserted into the serial bus receptacle;
a clamp, comprised in or coupled to the housing, wherein the clamp is external to the serial bus receptacle; and
a clamping adjustment mechanism configured to couple to the clamp, wherein the clamping adjustment mechanism comprises;
one or more threaded fasteners; and
one or more threaded nuts; and
wherein the clamp is configured to close in response to the one or more threaded fasteners being threaded into the one or more threaded nuts;
wherein, when the male serial bus plug is inserted into the serial bus receptacle, the clamp is adjustable via the clamping adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs, and thereby further securing the male serial bus plug in the serial bus receptacle.
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Abstract
System and method for communicatively coupling a serial communication plug to a serial communication bus. The system may include a housing. The housing may include a receptacle that is configured to communicatively couple to a bus. The receptacle may include one or more internal retention springs situated inside the receptacle. The one or more internal retention springs may be configured to grip a male plug with a retention force, when the male plug is inserted into the receptacle. The housing may include or may be coupled to a clamp where the clamp is external to the receptacle. When the male plug is inserted into the receptacle, the clamp may be adjustable via a clamp adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thus augmenting the retention force and further securing the male plug in the receptacle.
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22 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a housing, wherein the housing is configured to couple to a serial communication bus; a serial bus receptacle comprised in the housing, wherein the serial bus receptacle is configured to communicatively couple to the serial communication bus and comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the serial bus receptacle, and configured to grip a male serial bus plug with a retention force when the male serial bus plug is inserted into the serial bus receptacle; a clamp, comprised in or coupled to the housing, wherein the clamp is external to the serial bus receptacle; and a clamping adjustment mechanism configured to couple to the clamp, wherein the clamping adjustment mechanism comprises; one or more threaded fasteners; and one or more threaded nuts; and wherein the clamp is configured to close in response to the one or more threaded fasteners being threaded into the one or more threaded nuts; wherein, when the male serial bus plug is inserted into the serial bus receptacle, the clamp is adjustable via the clamping adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs, and thereby further securing the male serial bus plug in the serial bus receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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inserting a male serial bus plug into a serial bus receptacle, wherein the serial bus receptacle is communicatively coupled to a serial communication bus; wherein the serial bus receptacle comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the serial bus receptacle, and configured to grip the male serial bus plug with a retention force in response to said inserting, wherein the serial bus receptacle is comprised in a housing, wherein the housing comprises or is coupled to a clamp, wherein the clamp is external to the serial bus receptacle; and adjusting the clamp via a clamping adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs, and thereby further securing the male serial bus plug in the serial bus receptacle, wherein the clamping adjustment mechanism comprises; one or more threaded fasteners; and a corresponding one or more threaded inserts, comprised in or coupled to the housing; wherein said adjusting the clamp via the clamping adjustment mechanism comprises threading the one or more threaded fasteners into the corresponding one or more threaded inserts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a first housing, wherein the first housing is configured to couple to a serial communication bus; a first serial bus receptacle comprised in the first housing, wherein the first serial bus receptacle is configured to communicatively couple to the serial communication bus and comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the first serial bus receptacle, and configured to grip a first male serial bus plug with a retention force when the first male serial bus plug is inserted into the first serial bus receptacle; a serial communication cable, wherein the first housing is comprised on a first end of the serial communication cable, and wherein the first serial bus receptacle is communicatively coupled to the serial communication bus via the serial communication cable; a first clamp, comprised in or coupled to the first housing, wherein the first clamp is external to the first serial bus receptacle; a first clamping adjustment mechanism configured to couple to the first clamp; wherein, when the first male serial bus plug is inserted into the first serial bus receptacle, the first clamp is adjustable via the first clamping adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs, and thereby further securing the first male serial bus plug in the first serial bus receptacle; a second housing, comprised on a second end of the serial communication cable; a second serial bus receptacle comprised in the second housing and communicatively coupled to the serial communication cable, wherein the second serial bus receptacle comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the second serial bus receptacle, and configured to grip a second male serial bus plug with a retention force when the second male serial bus plug is inserted into the second serial bus receptacle; and a second clamp, comprised in or coupled to the second housing, wherein the second clamp is external to the second serial bus receptacle; wherein, when the second male serial bus plug is inserted into the second serial bus receptacle, the second clamp is adjustable to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs, and thereby further securing the second male serial bus plug in the second serial bus receptacle.
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22. A method, comprising:
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inserting a first male serial bus plug into a first serial bus receptacle, wherein the first serial bus receptacle is communicatively coupled to a serial communication bus; wherein the first serial bus receptacle comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the first serial bus receptacle and configured to grip the first male serial bus plug with a retention force in response to said inserting, wherein the first serial bus receptacle is comprised in a first housing, wherein the first housing comprises or is coupled to a first clamp, wherein the first clamp is external to the first serial bus receptacle, wherein the first housing is comprised on a first end of a serial communication cable, and wherein the first serial bus receptacle is communicatively coupled to the serial communication bus via the serial communication cable; inserting a second male serial bus plug into a second serial bus receptacle, wherein the second serial bus receptacle is communicatively coupled to the serial communication bus; wherein the second serial bus receptacle comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the second serial bus receptacle and configured to grip the second male serial bus plug with a retention force in response to said inserting, wherein the second serial bus receptacle is comprised in a second housing, wherein the second housing comprises or is coupled to a second clamp, wherein the second clamp is external to the second serial bus receptacle, wherein the second housing is comprised on a second end of a serial communication cable, and wherein the second serial bus receptacle is communicatively coupled to the serial communication bus via the serial communication cable; adjusting the first clamp via a first clamping adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs, and thereby further securing the first male serial bus plug in the first serial bus receptacle; and adjusting the second clamp via a second clamping adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs, and thereby further securing the second male serial bus plug in the second serial bus receptacle.
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