Patent ID: 8646018

Claim:
A cable television tap comprising a housing; connectors to receive a main transmission line; a tap plate in communication with the connectors, wherein the tap plate includes RF circuitry to receive RF signals from the main transmission line, to provide a conduit for the RF signals to pass through the cable television tap, and to process the RF signals for communication with a customer; a bypass line to provide an alternative conduit through the cable television tap when the tap plate is removed; and a resonance restricting material in electromagnetic communication with the bypass line, wherein the resonance restricting material reduces resonances generated by the bypass line and reduces insertion losses in RF range and enables bandwidth for the cable television tap to be increased, wherein the resonance restricting material is disposed in electromagnetic communication with the bypass line using a non-conductive clip, and further wherein the resonance restricting material is configured to be disposed in electromagnetic communication with the bypass line while the cable television tap is powered.