Auto-seizing coaxial cable port for an electrical device
US6309251A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2103/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connecting port assembly of an electrical device comprises an internally threaded female port formed from a portion of a housing of an electrical device, where the female port is configured for threaded engagement with an externally threaded male coaxial cable connecting element. The connecting port assembly further comprises a seizure pin located within the female port where the seizure pin includes at one end a plurality of radially spaced-apart arcuate blades extending toward an opening of the female port with the blades being configured for therebetween receiving, mechanically retaining and electrically contacting a center conductor of the connecting element, and at another end being electrically connected to electrical circuitry located in other portions of the housing, and a collar assembly located around the plurality of blades within the female port, the collar assembly being configured to exert a radially inward compressive force around the plurality of blades for effecting contact and retainment by the plurality of blades with the center conductor in response to the advancement of an end portion of the connecting element into the female port.
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