US 11,942,735 B2
Ganged coaxial connector assembly
Jeffrey D. Paynter, Momence, IL (US)
Assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/817,130.
Application 17/817,130 is a continuation of application No. 17/088,309, filed on Nov. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,424,582.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,455, filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0376446 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 9/05 (2006.01); H01R 13/518 (2006.01); H01R 24/40 (2011.01); H01R 25/00 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 24/40 (2013.01) [H01R 9/05 (2013.01); H01R 13/518 (2013.01); H01R 25/003 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ganged connector assembly, comprising:
first, second, third and fourth coaxial cables;
first, second, third and fourth coaxial connectors, each of the coaxial connectors connected with a corresponding one of the coaxial cables;
a shell surrounding the coaxial connectors, the shell configured to electrically isolate each of the coaxial connectors from the other coaxial connectors, wherein the coaxial connectors are arranged in a generally square pattern; and
a strain relief boot comprising a cover disposed around portions of the coaxial cables and the coaxial connectors, the cover engaging each of the coaxial connectors;
wherein each of the coaxial connectors includes a radial projection, wherein the cover includes a recess in an inner surface thereof that receives a respective one of each of the coaxial connectors, and wherein the projections and recesses are configured to permit limited relative axial movement between each of the coaxial connectors and the cover.