The present invention relates generally to connectors for terminating coaxial cable. More particularly, the present invention relates to a coaxial cable connector having a locking sleeve which is detachably coupled to the connector body.
It has long been known to use connectors to terminate coaxial cable so as to connect a cable to various electronic devices such as televisions, radios and the like.
Conventional coaxial cables typically include a center conductor surrounded by an insulator. A braided or foil conductive shield is disposed over the insulator. An outer insulative jacket surrounds the shield. In order to prepare the coaxial cable for termination, the outer jacket is stripped back exposing an extent of the conductive shield which is folded back over the jacket. A portion of the insulator extends outwardly from the jacket and an extent of the center conductor extends outwardly from insulator. Such a prepared cable may be terminated in a conventional coaxial connector.
Coaxial connectors of this type include a connector body having an inner cylindrical post which is inserted between the insulator and the conductive shield. A locking sleeve is provided to secure the cable within the body of the coaxial connector. The locking sleeve, which is typically formed of a resilient plastic, is securable to the connector body to secure the coaxial connector thereto. As coaxial connectors of this type require a two-piece construction, including the body and the sleeve, often during shipping, handling and installation, the parts may become lost or misplaced.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,834,675 addresses this problem by providing a coaxial connector where the locking sleeve is frangibly tethered to the connector body. Prior to installation, the locking sleeve is frangibly removed from the connector body whereupon the locking sleeve is inserted onto the cable and the cable is inserted into the connector body for securement thereto. While the connector of the '675 patent reduces the risk of mishandling or loss of the connector components during shipment, upon installation the locking sleeve must still be removed from the connector body and attached to the cable separately. Thus, there is still a risk of mishandling or loss of components during installation.
This problem is further addressed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,470,257 where a coaxial connector is provided with a locking sleeve being inseparably coupled to a connector body. Cable termination using the connector of the '257 patent requires that the prepared coaxial cable be inserted axially through both the locking sleeve and connector body. Thereafter, the locking sleeve can be axially advanced so as to secure the cable in the connector body.
While in many installations, this form of cable termination is acceptable, it has been found that insertion of the prepared cable through both the locking sleeve and the connector body may be difficult in certain situations. As the cable installer typically works outdoors in an elevated or underground environment, it may become difficult to “blind” insert the prepared cable through the locking sleeve and into proper position around the cylindrical post of the connector body. In these situations, it would be desirable to permit the removal of the locking sleeve from the connector body so that the cable could be directly inserted into the connector body.
It is, therefore, desirable to provide a coaxial connector which supports the locking sleeve on the connector body, but which when circumstances require, permits the removal of the locking sleeve therefrom to permit ease of cable termination.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a coaxial cable connector for terminating a coaxial cable.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coaxial cable connector having a connector body and a locking sleeve where the locking sleeve secures the cable within the connector body.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coaxial cable connector having a connector body and a locking sleeve in detachable, re-attachable snap engagement with the connector body to permit direct insertion of the cable through the locking sleeve and the connector body. Alternatively, where circumstances require, the present invention permits removal of the locking sleeve from the connector body for subsequent separate reattachment.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of terminating a coaxial cable.
In the efficient attainment of these and other objects, the present invention provides a coaxial cable connector. The connector of the present invention includes a connector body having a cable receiving end and an opposed connection end. A locking sleeve is provided in detachable, re-attachable snap engagement with the insertion end of the connector body for securing the cable in the connector body. The locking sleeve is movable from a first position loosely retaining the cable in the connector body to a second position locking said cable to the connector body.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the locking sleeve is in resilient detachable, re-attachable snap engagement with the connector body. The resilient detachable, re-attachable engagement is provided by cooperative detent structure between a portion of the sleeve insertable into the connector body and a portion of the connector body which receives the sleeve. This detent structure includes a rib and groove arrangement which provides for the detachable coupling of the sleeve to the connector body.
In a further preferred embodiment, the detachable engagement of the sleeve to the connector body may include one or more slots extending through the end of the sleeve which is inserted into the connector body. The slots facilitate resilient detachment and reattachment of the sleeve from the connector body.
In its method aspect, the present invention provides for the termination of a coaxial connector with a connector. The method provides for the detaching of a locking sleeve from a connector body. The sleeve is then positioned over the cable. The cable is then inserted into the end of the connector. The sleeve is then reattached to the end of the connector body to secure the cable thereto.
The present invention is directed to connectors for terminating coaxial cable. Coaxial connectors of this type are shown and described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,834,675 issued May 30, 1989, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
Referring to
Connector 10 includes two major components, a connector body 12 and a locking sleeve 14 attachably coupled to body 12. Body 12 is an elongate generally cylindrical conductive member typically formed of metal, preferably brass. Body 12 includes an annular collar 16 for accommodating a coaxial cable, an annular nut 18 rotatably coupled to collar 16 for providing mechanical attachment of the connector to an external device. Interposed between collar 16 and nut 18 is an annular post 20. A resilient sealing O-ring 22 may be positioned between collar 16 and nut 18 at the rotatable juncture thereof to provide a seal thereat. Collar 16 includes a cable receiving end 24 for insertably receiving an inserted coaxial cable. Nut 18 includes an internally threaded end extent 26 permitting screw threaded attachment of body 12 to the external device. Cable receiving end 24 and internally threaded end extension 26 define the opposed ends of connector body 12. Annular post 20 includes a base portion 28 which provides for securement of post 20 between nut 18 and collar 16 and an annular tubular extension 30 extending into collar 18. As will be described in further detail hereinbelow and as is conventionally known, the extension 30 of post 20 and the collar 16 define an annular chamber 32 for accommodating the jacket and shield of the inserted coaxial cable.
Locking sleeve 14 is a generally cylindrical member formed of resilient material preferably a synthetic plastic such as an acetate resin. Locking sleeve 14 includes a flared rearward end 34 through which a cable may be inserted. Opposite rearward end 34 is a forward end 36 which is insertable into receiving end 24 of collar 16. As will be described in further detail hereinbelow, the forward end 36 of locking sleeve 14 and the receiving end 24 of collar 16 include cooperative detent structure which allows for the detachable, re-attachable connection of locking sleeve 14 to body 12. Furthermore, connector 10 is designed such that locking sleeve 14 is axially moveable along arrow A of
The connector 10 of the present invention is constructed so as to be supplied in the assembled condition shown in
The cooperating detent structure mentioned above, is employed to provide such detachment and reattachment of locking sleeve 14 to connector body 12. With additional reference to
Receiving end 24 of collar 16 of connector body 12 includes a radially inwardly directed annular rib 40 extending adjacent the distal end thereof. Rib 40 is defined by a forwardly facing perpendicular wall 42 and a rearwardly facing chamfered wall 44.
The cooperating detent structure of the present invention further includes the forward end 36 of locking sleeve 14 formed to have a radially outwardly opening annular groove 46 adjacent a distal end thereof Groove 46 is constructed so as to receive rib 40 of collar 16. Groove 40 is defined by a pair of spaced apart radially outwardly directed rings 48 and 50. Ring 48 which is axially forward of ring 50 is defined by opposed oppositely chamfered walls 48a and 48b. Similarly, ring 50 which is axially rearward, is defined by a pair of opposed oppositely chamfered walls 50a and 50b. As may be appreciated, the forward end 36 of locking sleeve 14 may be inserted into the receiving end 24 of collar 16. Upon insertion, the forward chamfered wall 48a of ring 48 bears against chamfered wall 44 of collar 16. Due to the resilient nature of material forming locking sleeve 14, the ring 48 will ride over rib 40 and the rib 40 will become lockingly resident within groove 46. This defines the first position of locking sleeve 14.
While the locking sleeve is accommodated in collar 16 by engagement between the rib 40 in groove 46, locking sleeve 40 may be detachably removed from locking sleeve 14. Such detachable removal is facilitated by the resiliency of the plastic material forming locking sleeve 40 and relative thickness of the sleeve wall thereat Furthermore, ring 48 includes rearward chamfered wall 48b which permits the wall to ride against perpendicular wall 42 of sleeve 16 upon rearward movement of locking sleeve 14. Such construction of the forward end 36 of sleeve 14 together with the formation of chamfered wall 48b and the resiliency and the thinness of the plastic material, allows the locking sleeve to be detachably coupled from the collar 16.
Furthermore, as particularly shown in FIGS. 1 and 4-6, the forward end 36 of the locking sleeve may include one or more axially extending slots 52 therethrough. The slots 52 are optionally included to enhance the resilient deflectability of the forward end 36 of locking sleeve 14. Where used, slots may be provided in any number desired to provide the degree of flexibility required to removably detach locking sleeve 14 from collar 16 without making the locking sleeve so deflectable that it inadvertently detaches from collar 16 during normal handing and shipment. Furthermore, the length of slots 52 may be selected to enhance the flexibility of forward end 36. As shown in
It is further contemplated that while the locking sleeve is designed to be detachably coupled from collar 16 by moving sleeve 14 in a rearward direction with respect to collar 16, a slight transverse force in a direction of arrow B may be of assistance in detaching locking sleeve 14 from collar 16.
As more fully shown in
Having described the components of connector 10 in detail, the use of connector 10 in terminating a coaxial cable may now be described with respect to
Coaxial cable 60 includes an elongate inner conductor 62 formed of copper or similar conductive material. Extending around inner conductor 62 is a conductor insulator 64 formed of a suitably insulative plastic. A metallic shield 66 is positioned in surrounding relationship around insulator 64. As shown in
Cable 60 is prepared in conventional fashion for termination, by stripping back jacket 68 exposing an extent of shield 66. A portion of insulator 64 extends therefrom with an extent of conductor 62 extending from insulator 64. The preparation process includes folding back an end extent of shield 66 about jacket 68.
As shown in exploded view in
Once the cable 60 is properly inserted, the locking sleeve 14 may be moved from the first position shown in
It is contemplated that the engagement between insulative jacket 68 and the connector body 12 establishes a sealed engagement thereat. In order to further facilitate the seal, locking sleeve 14 may optionally support a sealing O-ring 55 which provides a seal with the chamfered wall 44 of collar 16 in the second position.
As may be appreciated, proper insertion of cable 60 into connector body 12 requires that the cable be inserted in such a manner that the extension 30 of post 20 becomes resident between insulator 64 and shield 66. In certain installation settings, the installer may not have clear and convenient access when terminating cable 60. Moreover, insertion may be rendered difficult by poor cable preparation, which may result in a frayed end. Therefore, it may be difficult for the installer to blindly insert the cable 60 through the locking sleeve 14 and into connector body 12. In such situations, the present invention contemplates the ability to detachably remove locking sleeve 14 from connector body 12 so that the cable may be directly inserted to receiving end 24 of collar 16. In these situations, locking sleeve 14 is detachably removed from collar 16 in a manner facilitated as above described The locking sleeve is then slipped over cable 60 and moved to a convenient position along the cable length. The end of cable 60 may then be inserted directly into the rearward end 34 of collar 16 to easily assure that extension 30 of post 20 is inserted between insulator 64 and shield 66. Thereafter, the locking sleeve 14 may be brought up along the cable and the forward end 36 of locking sleeve 14 may be inserted into the rearward end 34 of collar 16. The chamfered wall 48a of ring 48 together with the chamfered wall 44 of collar 16 and optionally the slots 52, facilitates insertion of the locking sleeve into collar 16 so that rib becomes resident within groove 46 as shown in
Various changes to the foregoing described and shown structures will now be evident to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the particularly disclosed scope of the invention is set forth in the following claims.
This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. application No. 11/657,868, filed Jan. 25, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. application No. 10/848,497, filed May 18, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,192,308, which is a continuation of U.S. application No. 10/359,498 filed Feb. 6, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,767,247, which is a continuation of U.S. application No. 09/852,343 filed May 9, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,530,807, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/202,972 filed May 10, 2000 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/215,299 filed Jun. 30, 2000.
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Third Party Requestor's Comments After Office Action in Reexamination and Patent Owner Response filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Dec. 28, 2007 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 29 pages. |
Non-final Office Action filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 29, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 72 pages. |
Amendment and Response by Patent Owner to a Non-Final Office Action filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Mar. 31, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 20 pages. |
Third Party Requestor's Comments After Patent Owner's Response and Amendment filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Apr. 25, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 16 pages. |
Amendment and Response to Notice Re: Defective Paper in Inter Partes Reexamination filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Oct. 24, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 20 pages. |
Third Party Requestor's Comments After Patent Owner's Amendment and Response to Notice Re: Defective Paper in Inter Partes Reexamination filed on Nov. 19, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 2 pages. |
Action Closing Prosecution filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 8, 2009 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 63 pages. |
Patent Owner's Response to an Action Closing Prosecution filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 9, 2009 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 16 pages. |
Third Party Requestor Comments to Patent Owner's Response filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Mar. 6, 2009 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 20 pages. |
Amendment After Final or Under 37 CFR 1.312, initialed by the Examiner, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jun. 6, 2009 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 1 page. |
Patent Owner's Comments After Action Closing Prosecution filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jul. 2, 2009 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 17 pages. |
Right of Appeal Notice filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Oct. 2, 2009 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 52 pages. |
Notice of Appeal filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Oct. 30, 2009 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 2 pages. |
Appeal Brief and Affidavits filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Jan. 11, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 33 pages. |
Requestor Appeal Brief filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Jan. 12, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 36 pages. |
Patent Owner—Respondent's Brief on Appeal filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Feb. 9, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 16 pages. |
Requestor Respondent Brief filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Feb. 11, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 21 pages. |
Amended Requestor Appeal Brief filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Aug. 20, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 36 pages. |
Amended Requestor Respondent Brief filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Aug. 20, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 19 pages. |
Amended Patent-Owner-Respondent's Brief on Appeal filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Aug. 26, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 16 pages. |
Patent Owner-Appellant's Brief on Appeal filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Aug. 26, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 30 pages. |
Examiner's Answer to Appeal Brief filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Oct. 13, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 5 pages. |
Patent Owner's Rebuttal Brief filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Nov. 12, 2010 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 9 pages. |
Examiner's Answer to Appeal Brief filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Apr. 5, 2011 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, 2 pages. |
Request for Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,767,247 filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 13, 2006 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 65 pages. |
Determination—Reexam Ordered by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Mar. 9, 2006 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 36 pages. |
Office Action filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jun. 8, 2006 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 106 pages. |
Reply by Patent Owner to a Non-Final Office Action filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 4, 2006 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 26 pages. |
Third-Party Requestor's Comments filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Sep. 1, 2006 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 25 pages. |
Office Action filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 31, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 86 pages. |
Action Closing Prosecution filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 12, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 85 pages. |
Patent Owner's Response to an Action Closing Prosecution filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Mar. 10, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 23 pages. |
Third Party Requestor Comments After Patent Owner's Response filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Apr. 3, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 11 pages. |
Right of Appeal Notice filed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Sep. 26, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 49 pages. |
Notice of Appeal filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Oct. 24, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 6 pages. |
Appeal Brief—Owner filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Dec. 18, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 23 pages. |
Appeal Brief—Third-Party Requestor filed with Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Dec. 24, 2008 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 40 pages. |
Respondent Brief—Requestor filed with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences on Jan. 21, 2009 for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, 23 pages. |
International Search Report for PCT Application No. PCT/US01/14997, mail date Aug. 28, 2001, 4 pages. |
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Decision—Examiner Affirmed, for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, mailed Mar. 8, 2012, 42 pages. |
Oral Argument Exhibits, for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, dates Sep. 28, 2011, 51 pages. |
John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, filed as Non Patent Literature on Jun. 27, 2011 in U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, dated Apr. 28, 2011, 12 pages. |
Notificatin of Litigation, for U.S. Application No. 95/000,119, dated Jun. 27, 2011, 2 pages. |
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Decision—Examiner's Affirmed, for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, mailed Mar. 8, 2012, 36 pages. |
Oral Argument Exhibits, for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, dated Sep. 28, 2011, 50 pages. |
John Meaazlingua Associates, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, filed a Non Patent Literature on Jun. 27, 2011 in U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, dated Apr. 28, 2011, 12 pages. |
Notification of Litigation, for U.S. Application No. 95/000,112, dated Jun. 27, 2011, 2 pages. |
Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, mailed Feb. 24, 2012, 10 pages. |
Appeal Brief in Ex Parte Reexamination, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, dated Dec. 19, 2011, 30 pages. |
Ex Parte Reexamination Advisory Action, for U.S. Application No. 90/000,705, mailed Oct. 20, 2011, 3 pages. |
Amendment and Reply, for U.S. Application No. 900/009,705, dated Oct. 13, 2011, 11 pages. |
Ex Parte Reexamination Advisory Action, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, mailed Sep. 2, 2011, 7 pages. |
Amendment and Reply, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, dated Aug. 23, 2011, 1 page. |
Amendment and Reply, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, dated Aug. 18, 2011, 12 pages. |
Amendment and Reply, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, dated Aug. 17, 2011, 9 pages. |
Communication and Ex Parte Reexamination Advisory Action, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, mailed Jul, 19, 2011, 10 pages. |
John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, filed as Non Patent Literature on Jun. 27, 2011 in U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, dated Apr. 28, 2011, 12 pages. |
Notification of Litigation, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, dayed Jun. 27, 2011, 2 pages. |
Office Action in Ex Parte Reexamination, for U.S. Application No. 90/009,705, mailed May 19, 2011, 39 pages. |
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate for US 7,192,308 C1, issued Apr. 10, 2012, 3 pages. |
Order granting Request for Ex Parte Reexamination for Control No. 90/012,598, mailed Dec. 10, 2012, 29 pages. |
Patent Owner Comments for US Reexamination 95/00,112, filed Jun. 8, 2012, 11 pages. |
Patent Owner Comments for US Reexamination 95/000,119, filed Jun. 8, 2012, 11 pages. |
Petition for Review for US Reexamination 95/000,112, filed May 8, 2012, 37 pages. |
Petition for Review for US Reexamination 95/000,119, filed May 8, 2012, 43 pages. |
Request for Ex Parte Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,530,807 and Declaration of Charles Eldering in Support of the Request for Ex Parte Reexamination, filed Sep. 14, 2012, 245 pages. |
Request for Expedited Status Update for US Reexamination No. 95/000,112, filed Aug. 3, 2012, 2 pages. |
Request for Expedited Status Update for US Reexamination No. 95/000,119, filed Aug. 3, 2012, 2 pages. |
Request for Rehearing by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences for US Reexamination 95/000,112, filed May 8, 2012, 13 pages. |
Request for hearing by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences for US Reexamination 95/000,119, filed May 8, 2012, 14 pages. |
Status Update for US Reexamination No. 95/000,112, mailed Aug. 8, 2012, 4 pages. |
Status Update for US Reexamination No. 95/000,119, mailed Aug. 8, 2012, 4 pages. |
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