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US8449324B2 - Coaxial connector having detachable locking sleeve - Google Patents
US8449324B2
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This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. application No. 11/657,868, filed Jan. 25, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. application No. 10/848,497, filed May 18, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,192,308, which is a continuation of U.S. application No. 10/359,498 filed Feb. 6, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,767,247, which is a continuation of U.S. application No. 09/852,343 filed May 9, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,530,807, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/202,972 filed May 10, 2000 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/215,299 filed Jun. 30, 2000.
The cooperating detent structure of the present invention further includes the forward end 36 of locking sleeve 14 formed to have a radially outwardly opening annular groove 46 adjacent a distal end thereof Groove 46 is constructed so as to receive rib 40 of collar 16. Groove 40 is defined by a pair of spaced apart radially outwardly directed rings 48 and 50. Ring 48 which is axially forward of ring 50 is defined by opposed oppositely chamfered walls 48 a and 48 b. Similarly, ring 50 which is axially rearward, is defined by a pair of opposed oppositely chamfered walls 50 a and 50 b. As may be appreciated, the forward end 36 of locking sleeve 14 may be inserted into the receiving end 24 of collar 16. Upon insertion, the forward chamfered wall 48 a of ring 48 bears against chamfered wall 44 of collar 16. Due to the resilient nature of material forming locking sleeve 14, the ring 48 will ride over rib 40 and the rib 40 will become lockingly resident within groove 46. This defines the first position of locking sleeve 14.
While the locking sleeve is accommodated in collar 16 by engagement between the rib 40 in groove 46, locking sleeve 40 may be detachably removed from locking sleeve 14. Such detachable removal is facilitated by the resiliency of the plastic material forming locking sleeve 40 and relative thickness of the sleeve wall thereat Furthermore, ring 48 includes rearward chamfered wall 48 b which permits the wall to ride against perpendicular wall 42 of sleeve 16 upon rearward movement of locking sleeve 14. Such construction of the forward end 36 of sleeve 14 together with the formation of chamfered wall 48 b and the resiliency and the thinness of the plastic material, allows the locking sleeve to be detachably coupled from the collar 16.
As may be appreciated, proper insertion of cable 60 into connector body 12 requires that the cable be inserted in such a manner that the extension 30 of post 20 becomes resident between insulator 64 and shield 66. In certain installation settings, the installer may not have clear and convenient access when terminating cable 60. Moreover, insertion may be rendered difficult by poor cable preparation, which may result in a frayed end. Therefore, it may be difficult for the installer to blindly insert the cable 60 through the locking sleeve 14 and into connector body 12. In such situations, the present invention contemplates the ability to detachably remove locking sleeve 14 from connector body 12 so that the cable may be directly inserted to receiving end 24 of collar 16. In these situations, locking sleeve 14 is detachably removed from collar 16 in a manner facilitated as above described The locking sleeve is then slipped over cable 60 and moved to a convenient position along the cable length. The end of cable 60 may then be inserted directly into the rearward end 34 of collar 16 to easily assure that extension 30 of post 20 is inserted between insulator 64 and shield 66. Thereafter, the locking sleeve 14 may be brought up along the cable and the forward end 36 of locking sleeve 14 may be inserted into the rearward end 34 of collar 16. The chamfered wall 48 a of ring 48 together with the chamfered wall 44 of collar 16 and optionally the slots 52, facilitates insertion of the locking sleeve into collar 16 so that rib becomes resident within groove 46 as shown in FIG. 4 defining the first position. Thereafter, as described above, the locking sleeve may be moved from the first position shown in FIG. 4 to a second position shown in FIG. 6 where the end ring 54 becomes resident forward of perpendicular wall 42 thereby locking cable 60 in connector body 12.
a locking sleeve coupled to said cable receiving end of said body and being detachable and reattachable thereto to define an attached position and a detached position, said locking sleeve capable of insertably receiving said cable end therethrough in both of said attached and detached positions and being slidable in a longitudinal direction with respect to said connector body from a first position to a second position for inseparably locking said cable to said connector body:
wherein said connector body includes an inwardly directed rib adjacent the cable receiving end thereof and wherein said locking sleeve includes an annular recess adjacent an end coupled to said cable receiving end of said body, said rib being accommodated in the recess in said first position;
wherein the recess is defined by a pair of annular rings that are positioned to engage the rib to resist forward and rearward longitudinal sliding movement of the locking sleeve from the first position.
2. A connector of claim 1 wherein said recess of said locking sleeve is defined by at least one wall and wherein said at least one wall includes a forward chamfer facilitating reattachment of said locking sleeve to said body.
3. A connector for terminating an end of a coaxial cable comprising:
a connector body having a cable receiving end for accommodating the end of the cable; and
a locking sleeve coupled to the cable receiving end of the body and being detachable and reattachable thereto, the locking sleeve capable of insertably receiving the cable end therethrough in both of an attached and a detached position and being movable with respect to the connector body from a first position to a second position for locking the cable to the connector body;
wherein the connector body includes an inwardly directed portion adjacent the cable receiving end thereof and wherein the locking sleeve includes an outwardly directed portion at a forward end thereof which is slidable within the cable receiving end of the connector body, wherein the inwardly directed portion and the outwardly directed portion slidably contact one another and allow the detachment and reattachment of the locking sleeve to the connector body
wherein the outwardly directed portion comprises a pair of annular rings defining an annular recess therebetween, at least one of the annular rings configured to engage the inwardly directed portion of the connector body to resist forward sliding of the locking sleeve relative to the connector body from the first position.
4. The connector of claim 3, wherein the locking sleeve comprises a surface adjacent an end coupled to the cable receiving end of the body, the inwardly directed portion being accommodated about the surface in the first position.
5. The connector of claim 3, wherein the inwardly directed portion is radially inwardly directed and is defined by a forwardly facing perpendicular wall and a rearwardly facing wall.
6. The connector of claim 3, wherein the forward end of the locking sleeve comprises a flat surface mating with a corresponding flat surface of the connector body when in the attached position.
7. The connector of claim 3, wherein the pair of annular rings resist forward and rearward sliding of the locking sleeve relative to the connector body from the first position.
8. The connector of claim 3, wherein the inwardly directed portion of the connector body is adjacent a first portion of the connector body having an inner diameter greater than an inner diameter of a second portion of the connector body, the connector body further comprising an angled interior portion extending between the first and second portions.
9. The connector of claim 8, further comprising a post disposed within the connector body having a barb, wherein the angled interior portion is at least partially coaxial with the barb.
10. The connector of claim 9, wherein the locking sleeve comprises a ring having a chamfered surface, a flat surface and a perpendicular surface, wherein the inwardly directed portion is configured to slide over the flat surface to lock against the perpendicular surface in the second position.
11. A connector for terminating an end of a coaxial cable comprising:
wherein the connector body includes a protrusion adjacent the cable receiving end thereof and wherein the locking sleeve includes a pair of annular ring portions at a forward end thereof which are configured to resist longitudinal movement of the locking sleeve relative to the cable receiving end of the connector body, wherein the pair of annular ring portions provide resilience against the protrusion to allow the detachment and reattachment of the locking sleeve to the connector body.
12. The connector of claim 11, wherein the ring portions include a surface at an end of the locking sleeve coupled to the cable receiving end of the body, the protrusion being accommodated by the surface in the first position.
13. The connector of claim 11, wherein the forward end of the locking sleeve is insertable within the cable receiving end of the body.
14. The connector of claim 11, wherein the protrusion comprises a forwardly facing perpendicular wall and a rearwardly facing chamfered wall.
15. The connector of claim 11, wherein the first position is a first unlocked position in which a forward edge of a first one of the ring portions is disposed on one side of the protrusion and, in a second unlocked position, the forward edge of the first ring portion is disposed on another side of the protrusion opposite the one side of the protrusion, wherein the first ring portion provides resilience against the protrusion in both the first and second unlocked positions.
16. The connector of claim 3, wherein the pair of annular rings resist forward and rearward sliding of the locking sleeve relative to the connector body from the first position.
17. The connector of claim 11, wherein an inwardly extending portion of the connector body is adjacent a first portion of the connector body having an inner diameter greater than an inner diameter of a second portion of the connector body, the connector body further comprising an angled interior portion extending between the first and second portions.
18. The connector of claim 17, further comprising a post disposed within the connector body having a barb, wherein the angled interior portion is at least partially coaxial with the barb.
19. The connector of claim 18, wherein the locking sleeve comprises a ring having a chamfered surface, a flat surface and a perpendicular surface, wherein the inwardly extending portion is configured to slide over the flat surface to lock against the perpendicular surface in the second position.
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