US3590481A
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Method and means for facilitating rapid termination of coaxial connectors
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1969-01-17
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Granted: 1971-07-06
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Expires: 1989-01-17
Abstract
Abstract A method and means for facilitating rapid termination of coaxial connectors to coaxial cable is disclosed which features a thin, flexible carrier containing a series of coaxial connectors, each comprised of a number of distinct elements properly arranged on the carrier for insertion of coaxial cable therein. The carrier is comprised of plastic sheets formed to extend over the connectors in a manner to guide cable parts into the connector elements. The carrier has characteristics to permit reeling and is indented to facilitate removal of one or a number of connectors therefrom. The sheets may be sealed to protect each connector with each portion containing a set of connector elements including means facilitating removal of a portion of the sheets to permit insertion of a cable within the elements. The arrangement of elements on the carrier is made to facilitate terminating connector elements to cable parts without having to physically handle any of the elements of the connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul John Felty
- 👤 Herbert Rosengren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:58
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49123; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53209; Y10T29/53213; Y10T29/53217; Y10T29/53235
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
In a method of preliminarily locating connectors each comprised of a set of elements including two distinct coaxially disposed center and outer conductive contact elements which are assembled onto the end of a cable having at least two separate conductors, the steps comprising: providing sets of connectors with each set having at least two of said distinct contact elements in at least partially disassembled form, providing a flexible tape means, securing said sets to said tape means on separate side-by-side locations thereof with the longitudinal center axis of each element of each set extending essentially transversely to the length axis of said tape means and with the said contact elements being substantially aligned relative to the serial engagement of a cable with the elements of a set and also relative to one another in positions allowing assembly thereof into a single connector, positioning the contact elements with the longitudinal center axis of each contact element extending coaxially along a common axis to facilitate cable insertion, crimping at least one of said elements to said cable such that said crimped element retains the remaining elements over said cable, and removing all of said elements and said cable from said tape means to permit assembly of said elements into a single connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
In a method of preliminarily locating connectors each comprised of a set of elements including two distinct coaxially disposed center and outer conductive contact elements which are assembled onto the end of a cable having at least two separate conductors, the steps comprising: providing sets of connectors with each set having at least two of said distinct contact elements in at least partially disassembled form, providing a flexible tape means, securing said sets to said tape means on separate side-by-side locations thereof with the longitudinal center axis of each element of each set extending essentially transversely to the length axis of said tape means and with the said contact elements being substantially aligned relative to the serial engagement of a cable with the elements of a set and also relative to one another in positions allowing assembly thereof into a single connector, positioning the contact elements with the longitudinal center axis of each contact element extending coaxially along a common axis to facilitate cable insertion, crimping at least one of said elements to said cable such that said crimped element retains the remaining elements over said cable, and removing all of said elements and said cable from said tape means to permit assembly of said elements into a single connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
133 words
In a method of preliminarily locating coaxial connectors of a type having first and second contact elements and a crimping ferrule element on a coaxial cable, the steps comprising: providing a carrier Means including a series of segments, securing to each segment a set of aligned elements serially arranged in their order of assembly resulting in a coaxial connector including the first contact element, displacing said carrier means to position a segment at a time at a cable insertion station, inserting a cable serially internally of said serially aligned elements, terminating said cable to at least one of said elements, thereby preventing removal of said elements from said carrier means, and removing said elements and said cable from said carrier means in order to permit assembly of said elements into a coaxial connector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
133 words
In a method of preliminarily locating coaxial connectors of a type having first and second contact elements and a crimping ferrule element on a coaxial cable, the steps comprising: providing a carrier Means including a series of segments, securing to each segment a set of aligned elements serially arranged in their order of assembly resulting in a coaxial connector including the first contact element, displacing said carrier means to position a segment at a time at a cable insertion station, inserting a cable serially internally of said serially aligned elements, terminating said cable to at least one of said elements, thereby preventing removal of said elements from said carrier means, and removing said elements and said cable from said carrier means in order to permit assembly of said elements into a coaxial connector.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of preliminarily locating coaxial connector component elements on a coaxial cable in readiness for subsequent assembly of said elements into a coaxial cable connector, comprising the steps of: maintaining at least one set of said plurality of said component elements in axial aligned and fixed positions on a carrier means with said set of component elements in relative positions allowing assembly thereof into a coaxial cable connector, inserting a coaxial cable serially internally of said component elements, crimping at least one of said elements permanently in position on said cable to prevent separation of said serially located elements from said cable, and removing said cable and said serially located components from said carrier means, thereby releasing said elements from their fixed positions on said carrier means and allowing subsequent assembly of said set of elements and said crimped element into a coaxial connector.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of preliminarily locating coaxial connector component elements on a coaxial cable in readiness for subsequent assembly of said elements into a coaxial cable connector, comprising the steps of: maintaining at least one set of said plurality of said component elements in axial aligned and fixed positions on a carrier means with said set of component elements in relative positions allowing assembly thereof into a coaxial cable connector, inserting a coaxial cable serially internally of said component elements, crimping at least one of said elements permanently in position on said cable to prevent separation of said serially located elements from said cable, and removing said cable and said serially located components from said carrier means, thereby releasing said elements from their fixed positions on said carrier means and allowing subsequent assembly of said set of elements and said crimped element into a coaxial connector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method as recited in claim 3, wherein said carrier means comprises a package, and further including the steps of: inserting said component elements in fixed axial alignment within said package, and inserting said cable internally of said package together with the step of inserting said cable serially within said component elements prior to said crimping step.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method as recited in claim 4, and further including the steps of: initially covering said package with a removable covering means, removing said covering means providing access means to said elements, and inserting said cable through said access means and internally of said package and serially within said exposed elements prior to said crimping step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method as recited in claim 3, wherein said carrier means comprises a removable center portion, and further including the steps of: removing said removable central portion to expose at least one of said elements, and crimping said exposed element permanently in location on said inserted cable prior to removal of said elements and said cable from said carrier means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
118 words
The method as recited in claim 3, wherein said carrier means includes a pair of spaced packages, with at least one of said aligned component elements in one package and the remaining aligned component elements in the other of said packages, and further including the steps of: initially inserting said cable internally of said component in said one package, crimping said component permanently on said cable, inserting said cable internally of said axially aligned components within said other package, and crimping at least one of said components in said other package to said cable in order to prevent removal of said component elements from said cable when and after said component elements are removed from said carrier means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method as recited in claim 3, wherein said carrier means maintains a plurality of sets of elements, with each set in side-by-side location along said carrier means, and further including the steps of: inserting a separate cable serially of the elements of each set, and crimping at least one element of each set to a respective cable, and removing separately each set of elements together with an associated inserted cable from said carrier means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-05 | 1975-01-04 | 1975-07-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-05 | 1979-01-04 | 1979-07-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-05 | 1983-01-04 | 1983-07-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |