US 12,451,643 B2
Faceplate assembly for coaxial taps
John Williams, Aurora, CO (US); and Marek Hajduczenia, Castle Rock, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/903,357.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/395,411, filed on Aug. 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0047918 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/512 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/5213 (2013.01) [H01R 13/512 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coaxial tap, comprising:
an input couplable to a first feeder coaxial cable carrying a power signal and a radiofrequency (RF) signal;
an output couplable to a second feeder coaxial cable;
a plurality of taps, each of the taps couplable to a respective drop coaxial cable;
a backplate defining an internal volume; and
a faceplate assembly including:
a first plate positioned within the internal volume defined by the backplate, the first plate including an electrical path from the input to the output; and
a second plate removably coupled to the backplate to enclose the first plate within the internal volume, the second plate including a RF splitter circuit electrically coupled to the electrical path, the RF splitter circuit configured to transmit at least the RF signal to the plurality of taps.