US 12,244,108 B2
Ground portion for maintaining a ground path in a coaxial cable connector
Eric Purdy, Constantia, NY (US); Noah P. Montena, Syracuse, NY (US); and Jeremy Amidon, Waxhaw, NC (US)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/115,449.
Application 17/115,449 is a continuation of application No. 15/601,967, filed on May 22, 2017, granted, now 10,862,251.
Application 15/601,967 is a continuation of application No. 14/134,892, filed on Dec. 19, 2013, granted, now 9,660,398, issued on May 23, 2017.
Application 14/134,892 is a continuation of application No. 13/652,073, filed on Oct. 15, 2012, granted, now 8,647,136, issued on Feb. 11, 2014.
Application 13/652,073 is a continuation of application No. 12/633,792, filed on Dec. 8, 2009, granted, now 8,287,320, issued on Oct. 16, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/180,835, filed on May 22, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2021/0091516 A1, Mar. 25, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 24/40 (2011.01); H01R 9/05 (2006.01); H01R 13/622 (2006.01); H01R 13/6592 (2011.01); H01R 24/38 (2011.01); H01R 103/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 24/40 (2013.01) [H01R 9/05 (2013.01); H01R 9/0521 (2013.01); H01R 9/0524 (2013.01); H01R 13/622 (2013.01); H01R 13/6592 (2013.01); H01R 24/38 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49123 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49208 (2015.01)] 31 Claims
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1. A ground portion for maintaining a ground path in a coaxial cable connector having a coupler with a rearward facing coupler surface, a body with a forward facing body surface, and a post with a rearward facing post surface comprising:
a coupler ground contact portion configured to be biasingly maintained in contact with the rearward facing coupler surface of the coupler of a connector when the connector is assembled and during operation of the connector; and
a post ground contact portion configured to be located rearward from the rearward facing coupler surface of the coupler of the connector so as to extend in a space formed between the forward facing body surface of a body of the connector and the rearward facing post surface of a post of the connector when the connector is assembled and when the coupler engages an interface port so as to maintain physical and electrical grounding contact with the rearward facing post surface during operation of the connector.