US 11,721,944 B2
Coaxial connector having a breakaway compression ring and torque member
Harold J. Watkins, Chittenango, NY (US); Richard Maroney, Camillus, NY (US); Steve Stankovski, Clay, NY (US); Chris Shyne, Manlius, NY (US); and Amos Mckinnon, Liverpool, NY (US)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/354,492.
Application 17/354,492 is a continuation of application No. 16/513,671, filed on Jul. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,043,781.
Application 16/513,671 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/443,856, filed on Jun. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,095,072.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/698,344, filed on Jul. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/685,908, filed on Jun. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0313754 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 43/027 (2006.01); H01R 4/50 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 24/40 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 43/027 (2013.01) [H01R 4/50 (2013.01); H01R 24/40 (2013.01); H01R 13/521 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01)] 43 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coaxial cable connector configured to be coupled with an interface port, the connector comprising:
a body having a cable receiving end configured to receive an end of a coaxial cable;
a coupler configured to be coupled with and to rotate relative to the body;
a compression member including a forward portion and a rearward portion attached to one another by a plurality of tabs, the forward portion being configured to be coupled to the cable receiving end of the body;
wherein the plurality of tabs are configured to shear so as to separate the rearward portion from the forward portion when a desired force is met as the compression member is moved relative to the body;
wherein the rearward portion includes an inner opening when separated from the forward portion;
wherein the separated rearward portion is configured to be slidingly moved relative to the body and the coupler; and
wherein the inner opening is configured to fit over the coupler such that the rearward portion is permitted to transmit torque to the coupler.