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CA1190294A
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Coaxial cable tap connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1983-10-04
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Granted: 1985-07-09
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Expires: 2003-10-04
Abstract
Abstract ABSTRACT: A coaxial cable tap connector comprises a cable-engaging member having a channel therealong in which a section of a coaxial cable is to be disposed. Outer conductor contact members are located in the cable-engaging member within the channel on each side of a threaded hole, the contact members including post sections disposed within a printed circuit board guide slot of the cable-engaging member. A clamp-retaining member has a movable clamp member disposed therein and is slidably positioned onto the cable-engaging member, the clamp member having a channel for engaging the cable. A driving member is mounted on the clamp-retaining member and engages the clamp member thereby driving the clamp member into clamping engagement with the cable and clamping the cable between the clamp member and the cable-engaging member within the channels thereof. The clamping operation causes the outer conductor contact members to penetrate an outer jacket of the cable and make electrical connection with an outer conductor of the cable. A signal probe assembly is threadably positioned in the threaded hole causing a spring-biased signal probe member to rotatingly penetrate into the cable so that a contact section of the signal probe member makes electrical connection with the center conductor. A post section of the signal probe member is disposed within the printed circuit board guide slot so that it and the post sections of the outer conductor contact members can be electrically connected with electrical contacts on a printed circuit board of a transceiver member to be mounted onto the tap connector.
Inventors
- 👤 David H. Gutter
- 👤 Charles S. Blichasz
- 👤 George W. Michael, Iii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
CA
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2026-11-02 13:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/03; H01R9/05; H01R9/0509; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/54; H01R24/547; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A coaxial cable tap connector for connection to a center conductor and an outer conductor of a coaxial cable, comprising: cable-engaging means for engaging a section of the coaxial cable and having outer conductor contact means disposed therein; clamp-retaining means having clamp means therein; means on said cable-engaging means and said clamp-retaining means for securing said cable-engaging means and said clamp-retaining means onto the section of the coaxial cable; means provided by said clamp-retaining means for moving said clamp means into clamping engagement with the section of the coaxial cable and causing said outer conductor contact means to penetrate through an outer jacket of the coaxial cable and make electrical connection with the outer conductor; and signal probe assembly means adapted to be rotatably secured in said cable-engaging means and including spring-biased signal probe contact means that extends through the outer jacket, outer conductor, into an insulation sheath, and into electrical connection with the center conductor during the rotational securing of said signal probe assembly means in said cable-engaging means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A coaxial cable tap connector for connection to a center conductor and an outer conductor of a coaxial cable, comprising: cable-engaging means for engaging a section of the coaxial cable and having outer conductor contact means disposed therein; clamp-retaining means having clamp means therein; means on said cable-engaging means and said clamp-retaining means for securing said cable-engaging means and said clamp-retaining means onto the section of the coaxial cable; means provided by said clamp-retaining means for moving said clamp means into clamping engagement with the section of the coaxial cable and causing said outer conductor contact means to penetrate through an outer jacket of the coaxial cable and make electrical connection with the outer conductor; and signal probe assembly means adapted to be rotatably secured in said cable-engaging means and including spring-biased signal probe contact means that extends through the outer jacket, outer conductor, into an insulation sheath, and into electrical connection with the center conductor during the rotational securing of said signal probe assembly means in said cable-engaging means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A coaxial cable tap connector as set forth in claim 1 wherein said securing means includes recesses in said cable-engaging means in which inwardly-directed sections of said clamp-retaining means are to be disposed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A coaxial cable tap connector as set forth in claim 1 wherein said clamp means has a channel in which are disposed projections for biting into the outer jacket when said clamp means is clampingly engaged with the section of the coaxial cable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
139 words
A coaxial cable tap connector as set forth in claim 1 wherein said signal probe assembly means includes bolt means having bore means and a threaded section for threadable engagement with a threaded hole in said cable-engaging means, said bore means having a hexagonal part and a cylindrical part, said signal probe contact means having a contact section and a post section, dielectric material extending from said contact section to a position spaced from an end of said post section, a hexagonal section of said dielectric material disposed in said hexagonal part and a cylindrical section of said dielectric material extending along said cylindrical part, spring means extending along said cylindrical section between said hexagonal section and a bottom of said hexagonal part, and an annular section of said bolt means being bent into engagement with said hexagonal section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A coaxial cable tap connector as set forth in claim 4 wherein said contact section is conical, said dielectric material has an upper cylindrical section and a conical section, said cylindrical section having an outer diameter the same as the diameter of said conical contact section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A coaxial cable tap connector as set forth in claim 4 wherein said dielectric material has a conical section, said contact section and said conical section have thread means thereon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A coaxial cable tap connector as set forth in claim 1 wherein said outer conductor contact means and said signal probe contact means include post means, said cable-engaging means including spaced projection means with said post means disposed therebetween.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
A coaxial tap connector for connection to center and outer conductors of a coaxial cable and for connection with a printed circuit board, comprising: cable-engaging means including first and second cable-engaging means for engaging the coaxial cable; means for securing said first and second cable-engaging means onto the coaxial cable; outer conductor contact means pro-vided by one of said first and second cable-engaging means for electrical connection with the outer conductor of the coaxial cable; center conductor contact means provided by one of said first and second cable-engaging means for electrical connection with the center conductor of the coaxial cable; and electrical terminal means as part of said outer contact means and said center contact means for electrical connection with conductive paths of the printed circuit board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
A coaxial tap connector for connection to center and outer conductors of a coaxial cable and for connection with a printed circuit board, comprising: cable-engaging means including first and second cable-engaging means for engaging the coaxial cable; means for securing said first and second cable-engaging means onto the coaxial cable; outer conductor contact means pro-vided by one of said first and second cable-engaging means for electrical connection with the outer conductor of the coaxial cable; center conductor contact means provided by one of said first and second cable-engaging means for electrical connection with the center conductor of the coaxial cable; and electrical terminal means as part of said outer contact means and said center contact means for electrical connection with conductive paths of the printed circuit board.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
A coaxial tap connector as set forth in claim 8, wherein said cable-engaging means includes printed circuit board receiv-ing means defining an area along which said electrical terminal means extend and into which a section of the printed circuit board is to be disposed so that the conductive paths are elec-trically connected with the electrical terminal means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A coaxial tap connector as set forth in claim 8, wherein said outer contact means is electrically connected with the outer conductor when said cable-engaging means is secured onto the coaxial cable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
94 words
A coaxial tap connector as set forth in claim 8, wherein said center contact means includes a threaded bolt carrying a center contact member, said threaded bolt being matable with a threaded hole in the one cable-engaging means to rotatably drive the center contact member through an outer jacket and the outer conductor, into an insulation sheath of the coaxial cable and into electrical connection with the center conductor, said center contact member having dielectric means thereon in the vicinity of the outer conductor to insulate the center contact member from the outer conductor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A coaxial tap connector as set forth in claim 11, wherein spring means is in association with said center contact member to constantly bias said center contact member in electrical con-nection with the center conductor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
A coaxial tap connector as set forth in claim 8, wherein said securing means includes a clamp means movably disposed in the outer of said cable-engaging means, and means provided by said other cable-engaging means for moving said clamp means into clamping engagement with the coaxial cable.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
71 words
A coaxial tap connector as set forth in claim 11, wherein said center contact member has a section extending outwardly from said bolt and said dielectric means covers said section except for an exposed contact section which is to connect with the center conductor, said exposed contact section and said dielec-tric means covering said section having thread means thereon enabling said center contact means to self tap into the coaxial cable.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
87 words
A coaxial tap connector as set forth in claim 11, wherein said center contact member has a section extending outwardly from said bolt and said dielectric means covers said section except for an exposed contact section of conical configuration which is to connect with the center conductor, said dielectric means covering said section having a first part and a second part, said first part having a diameter coincident with the dia-meter of a base of said conical contact section and said second part having a tapered configuration.
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