Tool for installing a coaxial cable connector
US6536103B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53283
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coaxial cable installation tool useful for folding back an exposed portion of grounded shielding on the end of a coaxial cable in preparation for the attachment of the coaxial cable to a coaxial cable connector. In a preferred embodiment, the installation tool includes a handle portion that is adapted to be comfortably grasped by an installer, and a flaring tool recessed within one end of the handle portion. The flaring tool includes a spring-loaded cylindrical flaring rod slidably mounted within a coaxial tubular housing. The flaring rod has a cylindrical receptacle in the leading end thereof, the diameter of the cylindrical receptacle being dimensioned to receive the portion of the coaxial cable underlying the grounded shielding therewithin. The inner diameter of the receptacle permits the snug insertion of a variety of coaxial cable connectors, such as, for example, F-type connectors, thereinto. As the partially prepared end of a coaxial cable is inserted into the axially disposed cylindrical receptacle in the flaring rod, an annular shim on the leading end of the flaring rod separates the grounded shielding from the underlying dielectric layer. Further advancement of the cabl…
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