Coaxial connector with enhanced insulator member and associated methods
US7011546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R9/0521
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coaxial cable connector includes a connector housing, a back nut threadingly engaging a rearward end of the connector housing, a ferrule gripping and advancing an end of the coaxial cable into the connector housing as the back nut is tightened, and an insulator member positioned within a medial portion of the connector housing. The insulator member may have a bore extending therethrough and include a forward disk portion, a rearward disk portion, a ring portion connecting the forward and disk portions together, and a tubular outer conductor support portion extending rearwardly from the rearward disk portion for supporting an interior surface of the outer conductor of the end of the coaxial cable. The insulator member may an integrally formed monolithic member and the ring portion may have a reduced strength portion therein.
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