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

Claim 3:
4. A heat dissipating hardline connector, comprising:
a first body portion configured to support a terminal pin assembly;
a second body portion configured to receive a prepared end of a hardline coaxial cable;
wherein the terminal pin assembly is configured to extend from a first end of the first body portion;
wherein the first end of the first body portion is configured to be threadedly coupled with an interface port;
wherein a first end of the second body portion is configured to be coupled with a second end of the first body portion;
wherein the second body portion includes a plurality of spaced apart annular grooves formed in an outer surface of the second body portion and configured 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 plurality of annular grooves and fin portions are configured to increase the surface area of the outer surface of the second body portion by at least 50%, 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.