US 11,904,439 B2
Apparatus and methods for connector torque sleeve
Luther E. Smith, Fort Lupton, CO (US); Aaron Quinto, Erie, CO (US); and Derek Matthews, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed by CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/353,473.
Application 17/353,473 is a continuation of application No. 16/257,040, filed on Jan. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,040,437, issued on Jun. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/672,374, filed on May 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/621,428, filed on Jan. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0308845 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. B25B 23/142 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01); B25B 13/06 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/622 (2006.01); H01R 24/38 (2011.01); H01R 24/40 (2011.01)
CPC B25B 23/1427 (2013.01) [B25B 13/06 (2013.01); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); H01R 13/622 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H01R 24/38 (2013.01); H01R 24/40 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for mating a connector with a structure, the apparatus comprising:
an outer shell of a torque sleeve, the outer shell forming an interior;
an internal torque subassembly disposed in the ulterior of the outer shell of the torque sleeve; and
a unidirectional tooth mechanism of the internal torque subassembly including a plurality of teeth, the unidirectional tooth mechanism configured to provide unidirectional slippage, the unidirectional slippage preventing a threshold torque from being exceeded in a first rotational direction while preventing slippage in a second rotational direction;
wherein the internal torque subassembly includes a slip ring and a torque ring, the plurality of teeth including a first plurality of teeth and a second plurality of teeth, the first plurality of teeth disposed on the slip ring and the second plurality of teeth disposed on the torque ring.