Moving part coaxial cable connectors
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1. A moving part coaxial cable connector comprising:
- a connector body with first and second ends;
an aperture at the connector body first end;
a nose urged to project from the aperture by a nose projecting spring;
a stop for limiting movement of the nose relative to the body;
the nose movable in the aperture according to external forces;
a conductive center pin and an adjoining pin mouth end;
an electromagnetic shield incorporated in the nose; and
,wherein one or more connector center conductors are shielded when the connector is unmated and the nose is free to project from the aperture.
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Abstract
A female F connector incorporates a nose protruding from an end of the connector and the nose is urged to protrude by a spring.
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14 Claims
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1. A moving part coaxial cable connector comprising:
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a connector body with first and second ends; an aperture at the connector body first end; a nose urged to project from the aperture by a nose projecting spring; a stop for limiting movement of the nose relative to the body; the nose movable in the aperture according to external forces; a conductive center pin and an adjoining pin mouth end; an electromagnetic shield incorporated in the nose; and
,wherein one or more connector center conductors are shielded when the connector is unmated and the nose is free to project from the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A moving part coaxial cable connector comprising:
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a connector body with first and second ends; an aperture at the connector body first end; a nose urged to project from the aperture by a spring; the spring having a design and spring constant able to project the nose when the connector is not mated; the spring having a design and spring constant able to mate connector ground path parts when the connector is mated; the nose movable in the aperture according to external forces; a conductive center pin and an adjoining pin mouth end, the pin mouth end slidably inserted in a central passageway of the nose; the spring and the conductive center pin in coaxial alignment; an electromagnetic shield incorporated in the nose; wherein when the connector is unmated, one or more connector center conductors are shielded when the nose freely projects from the aperture; and
,wherein when the connector is mated, the nose is operable to urge the separation of a mated male F connector such that mating of connector ground path parts is improved. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of mating coaxial connectors for improving continuity and electromagnetic shielding, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a female connector body with a central cavity extending between first and second ends of the body; extending a nose incorporating an electromagnetic shield from a first end of the body; the body and the nose in coaxial alignment; biasing the nose to extend from the body; engaging the body with a mating male connector; reducing a gap between the connectors by advancing a nut of the male connector on the female connector; the extended nose urging separation of the mated connectors; wherein the separation urged improves electrical contact between mated connector parts included in the ground path of the mated connectors; and
,wherein the separation urged tends to close gaps in the containment enclosing the central signal path of the mated connectors. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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