Patent ID: 11901679
Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A splitter for allowing a hardline cable to be connected to the splitter as an input and a coaxial connector to be connected to the splitter as an output comprising:
a housing;
a hardline back nut;
wherein the housing includes an input port;
wherein the input port is configured to receive an input cable;
wherein the input cable is a hardline input cable;
wherein the housing includes an output port;
wherein the output port is configured to mechanically and electrically engage an output cable;
wherein the output cable is a coaxial cable;
wherein the input port includes an engagement portion configured to engage the hardline back nut;
wherein the engagement portion is a threaded portion;
wherein the hardline back nut includes a cog;
wherein the housing includes a locking prong configured to extend adjacent the cog;
wherein the extension of the locking prong adjacent the cog is configured to limit rotation of the hardline back nut relative to the housing;
wherein the splitter is configured to receive a center conductor of the hardline input cable;
wherein the splitter is configured to be connected to the hardline input cable without requiring additional hardware to connect the splitter to the hardline input cable, wherein the hardline back nut includes a plurality of the cog, and the housing includes a plurality of the locking prong, and wherein the locking prongs are configured to extend between the cogs.