Patent ID: 11904439
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 12:
13. A method for mating a connector with a structure, the method comprising:
receiving a connector in a first portion of an outer shell of a torque sleeve;
receiving a structure in a second portion of the outer shell of the torque sleeve;
connecting the connector to the structure by translating a torque on the outer shell to an internal torque subassembly, the internal torque subassembly tightening the connector to the structure in a first rotational direction;
preventing a threshold torque from being exceeded in the first rotational direction by providing unidirectional slippage using a unidirectional tooth mechanism of the internal torque subassembly the unidirectional tooth mechanism including a plurality of teeth;
preventing axial movement of a portion of the internal torque subassembly using at least one axial movement inhibiting structure; and
permitting the portion of the internal torque subassembly to freely rotate about a longitudinal axis within the outer shell.