US 12,218,454 B2
Connector for hardline coaxial cable
Eric J. Purdy, Constantia, NY (US); and Noah P. Montena, Syracuse, NY (US)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/857,933.
Application 17/857,933 is a continuation of application No. 17/144,126, filed on Jan. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,381,028.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/031,597, filed on May 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/958,123, filed on Jan. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0336994 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/512 (2006.01); H01R 9/05 (2006.01); H01R 13/426 (2006.01); H01R 24/40 (2011.01); H01R 103/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/512 (2013.01) [H01R 9/0521 (2013.01); H01R 13/426 (2013.01); H01R 24/40 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coaxial cable connector having a hybrid mandrel portion configured to enhance ground connection and radio frequency (RF) shielding of the connector comprising:
a housing portion having a rearward cable receiving end portion and a forward end portion opposite said rearward end portion;
a front portion configured to be coupled with the forward end portion of the housing portion, the front portion including an entry body housing portion and a conductive terminal pin portion extending from a forward end of the front portion;
a conductive metal tubular insert shaft portion configured to be supported within the housing portion or the front portion, the conductive metal tubular insert shaft portion having a rearward end portion;
a nonconductive plastic support sleeve portion having a forward end portion coupled with the rearward end portion of the conductive metal insert shaft portion;
a gripping portion radially surrounding the metal insert shaft portion and the plastic support sleeve portion;
an outer sleeve portion radially surrounding at least a portion of the gripping portion;
wherein the gripping portion and the outer sleeve portion are configured to be moved relative to one another in an axial direction such that the gripping portion and the outer sleeve portion are configured to engage one another, thereby causing the gripping portion to radially compress around the conductive metal insert shaft portion and the nonconductive plastic support sleeve portion; and
wherein the nonconductive plastic support sleeve portion and the conductive metal insert shaft portion are configured to form a hybrid mandrel portion such that a signal pathway that radio frequency (RF) energy needs to travel along the conductive metal shaft portion is shortened relative to a combined length of the hybrid mandrel portion so as enhance ground connection and RF shielding of the connector.