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Hand tightenable coaxial cable connector

US8444433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 1, 2011
Grant dateMay 21, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R9/05
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body having a forward end and a rearward cable receiving end for receiving a cable and a nut rotatably coupled to the forward end of the connector body. The nut includes a flanged head portion at its forward end and a tubular body portion extending rearwardly from the head portion over the connector body and terminating adjacent the rearward cable receiving end of the connector body. The flanged head portion is radially enlarged, having an outer diameter greater than a maximum outer diameter of the tubular body portion, and the tubular body portion preferably surrounds more than half the length of the connector body.

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