Patent ID: 6213799
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for mating a bushing insert and a cable connector, said bushing insert having first and second portions and a shoulder portion linking said first and second portions, said cable connector having a bushing port with a lip with a terminal end, comprising the steps of:placing a ring on the shoulder portion of the bushing insert, the ring having a body with first and second axial ends;inserting the bushing insert into the bushing port of the cable connector and moving the cable connector over the bushing insert until the lip of the bushing port covers the ring; andcontinuing to move the cable connector over the ring until the terminal end of the lip aligns with the second end of the ring;further comprising the step of:providing the ring with a plurality of passageways around an outer periphery thereof, each of said plurailty of passageways defines a gap between the bushing portion of the cable connector and the bushing insert; andremoving the bushing insert from the bushing port of the cable connector allowing air to flow from the bushing port through the gaps to an outer atmosphere surrounding said bushing insert and said cable connector thereby preventing the reduction in pressure between the bushing insert and the bushing port.