Patent ID: 11962114
Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A heat dissipating hardline connector, comprising:
a first body portion configured to support a terminal pin assembly;
a second body portion configured to be coupled with the first body portion;
wherein the second body portion is configured to receive a hardline cable;
wherein the second body portion includes a plurality of spaced apart annular grooves formed in an outer surface of the second body portion to define a plurality of fin portions that are spaced apart from one another along a length of the second body portion;
wherein each fin portion of the plurality of fin portions has a pair of planar surfaces configured to be engaged with a tool to rotate the connector; and
wherein the annular grooves and fin portions are configured to increase the surface area of the outer surface of the second body portion, compared to a virtual surface area of the outer surface of the second body portion to provide increased heat dissipation by the second body portion.