Patent ID: 11955758
Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A coaxial cable connector assembly, comprising:
a rear body, defining a cable channel therethrough and an annular ridge that extends inwardly along the cable channel, wherein the rear body is structurally configured to be coupled to a coaxial cable;
a coupler rotatably engaged with and positioned forward of the rear body, wherein the coupler defines:
an inner channel extending through the coupler between a front portion of the coupler and a rear portion of the coupler positioned opposite the front portion;
a thread at the front portion of the coupler, wherein the thread is structurally configured to couple the coaxial cable connector assembly to a port of a device;
a nominal portion defining a nominal inner span along the inner channel; and
an outer conductor engagement portion, integrally coupled to the thread, that tapers inwardly from the nominal portion that extends forwardly along the inner channel to the front portion of the coupler, wherein when the coaxial cable connector assembly is assembled, the inward taper of the outer conductor engagement portion is configured to contact an outer conductor of the coaxial cable, forming an electrical pathway between the thread of the coupler and the outer conductor of the coaxial cable; and

a retainer engaged with the coupler and the rear body, the retainer defining a tube portion coaxial with the inner channel of the coupler and a flange that extends outwardly from the tube portion, wherein the flange engages with the annular ridge of the rear body and restricts axial movement of the rear body with respect to the retainer.